Basic Study of Fuel Storage Stability.

Abstract

The goal of this program was to determine the chemistry of deposit formation on hot parts of diesel and jet turbine engines and thus to predict and prevent deposit formation. These deposits are assumed to come mostly from soluble gum formed on storage. The fuels used for the study were distilled at low pressure and stored under nitrogen and refrigeration. We measured rates of oxygen absorption from air, R sub 0 and total gum formation, r sub g at 130 C without initiator and at 100 with added t-Bu202. The gum measured was mostly or wholly soluble in the fuel; insoluble gum, if any, was a minor product. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA142194

Entities

People

  • F. R. Mayo

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Contracts
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Elements
  • Engines
  • Fuels
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Turbines

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  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.