Vehicle Acceleration and Fuel Consumption When Operated on JP-8 Fuel

Abstract

A limited test program (eight combat and tactical vehicles) was conducted to obtain a quantitative estimate of the change in combat and tactical vehicle performance and fuel consumption that would occur when converting the military fleet to MIL-T-83133 JP-8 (F-34) fuel. Data specifically desired included startability and idle quality, acceleration rates, and fuel consumption. Also, a comparative assessment of the on-vehicle smoke production capabilities of combat vehicles with the two fuels was desired. As a result of these tests, it was determined that substitution of JP-8 for DF-2 reduced the acceleration rates, and thus power, of all vehicles tested except for the M928 and M1009 vehicles, which improved or remained the same. Also, all vehicles tested, except for the M88A1 light recovery vehicles, had fuel consumption increases with JP-8 that were at or below that predicted by the heating value difference between the two fuels. No drivability or idle problems occurred with any of the test vehicles. (edc)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA216275

Entities

People

  • Douglas M. Yost
  • Edwin C. Owens
  • Sidney J. Lestz

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Calorific Value
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Combustion
  • Compression Ignition
  • Diesel Engines
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Heat Of Combustion
  • Measurement
  • Military Vehicles
  • Production
  • Recovery Vehicles
  • Research Facilities
  • Tactical Vehicles
  • Thermal Efficiency
  • Turbines
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Petroleum Engineering