The Enthalpies of Distillate Fuels by a Differential Scanning Calorimetric Method.

Abstract

The enthalpy differences and heat capacities of five Navy Distillate fuels, one Diesel Fuel Marine, and one JP-5 fuel were determined in the temperature range -15 to +25 C (5 to 77 F) with a differential scanning calorimeter. Enthalpy differences and heat capacities were determined to a standard deviation of about 4%. The differential scanning calorimeter method also provided a means of estimating wax contents and wax formation temperatures to + or - 2 degrees C. The method is proposed as a quick and reasonably accurate means of determing the enthalpy differences of fuels over the temperature region appropriate to low-temperature fuel handling. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA039655

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  • John G. Zimmerman

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Differential Thermal Analysis
  • Equations
  • Heat Capacity
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • Petroleum
  • Phase Transformations
  • Tensile Strength
  • Thermal Resistance
  • Thermodynamics
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy

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  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.