A Study of Fuel Dilution of Diesel Lubricating Oil by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

Abstract

A method for the detection and identification of fuel components in diesel lubricating oil is described. The method uses a capillary gas chromatograph coupled to a quadrupole mass spectrometer to separate, detect and identify diluents in the oil. A typical analysis takes 40 minutes. Accurate determination of the level of fuel dilution of a diesel lubricating oil sample using GC/MS is shown to be dependent upon a number of factors including the source of the fuel, the age of the fuel, the thermal history of the fuel diluted diesel oil sample and the availability of a suitable sample of fuel to prepare standard response versus concentration curves. Canada.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA206702

Entities

People

  • D. E. Veinot
  • J. A. Hiltz
  • R. D. Haggett

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Alkanes
  • Alkenes
  • Chromatographs
  • Chromatography
  • Detection
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Flash Point
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Ionization
  • Lubricating Oils
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Measurement
  • Spectrometers
  • Spectrometry

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).