Development of the Captured Fuels Test Kit

Abstract

This report details development of a portable test kit to allow an unskilled operator quickly judge the usability of an undocumented fuel source in a compression ignition engine and in turbine-powered ground equipment. The test kit provides a means to measure a fuel's visual appearance, density, and viscosity. Cutoff limits were chosen for each of these parameters based on justifiable criteria. Novel approaches for falling ball viscometer reference tubes, a density indicator; and temperature compensation for the density test were developed. Keywords: Field test, Density, Viscosity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA166952

Entities

People

  • J. G. Barbee
  • J. M. Burkes
  • L. L. Bundy
  • L. L. Stavinoha
  • S. R. Westbrook

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Burning Rate
  • Classification
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Compression Ignition
  • Compression Ignition Engines
  • Contracts
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Engineering
  • Ignition
  • Lubricants
  • Materials
  • Petroleum
  • Research Facilities
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Viscosity

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design