Development of Referee Fuels for Improved Army Multifuel Engine Design.

Abstract

Initiation by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command(TACOM) of the Advanced Integrated Propulsion System (AIPS) prompted the development of referee fuels that would (1) indicate to prospective engine/component developers the anticipated quality of fuels available when AIPS is fielded as part of the next main battle tank, and (2) a means for TACOM to ensure that new engines and components would be able to fully demonstrate a 'multifuel capability.' This study resulted in the development of two referee fuels: Type I, A high-volatility, Low-viscosity fuel; and Type II, A low-volatility, high viscosity fuel, both having low cetane numbers. Future multifuel engine design and development work will use these referee fuels to ensure operation on a broad range of fuels that may become available.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA171143

Entities

People

  • Edwin C. Owens
  • John N. Bowden
  • Maurice E. Lepera

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Combustion
  • Compression Ignition
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Engineering
  • Fuels
  • Gas Turbines
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Multifuel Engines
  • Petroleum
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Military Science
  • Petroleum Engineering