Engine Experiments with Fire Safe Fuels

Abstract

A single-cylinder research engine (CLR) was operated on diesel fuel containing a halon compound, bromochoromethane, added to the fuel at 5 percent by volume as a fire safe fuel additive. Basic diesel power comparisons were made using diesel fuel and diesel fuel plus additive. A series of experiments were then conducted to investigate injection system variables, including injector camshaft profile, barrel and plunger diameter, injection nozzle configuration, and nozzle hole size, in an effort to recover power losses noted when using the diesel fuel plus additive blend.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA031123

Entities

People

  • A. A. Johnston
  • J. T. Gray

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Air Force
  • Chemical Properties
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Engineering
  • Fires
  • Flash Point
  • Fuel Additives
  • Heat Of Combustion
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Lag
  • Laboratory Equipment
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Supply Chain Management

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Petroleum Engineering