Effects of Various Corrosion Inhibitors/Lubricity (CI/LI) on Fuel Filtration Performance

Abstract

Research had been performed by an industry cooperative program determining the effects of various military aviation fuel additives on filtration performance. One of the conclusions of this research was DCI 4A corrosion inhibitor has detrimental effects on water separation performance of fuel-water separators. The objective of this project was to verify previous research's conclusions that DCI 4A corrosion inhibitor caused detrimental water removal effects. API/IP 1581 5th Edition C-model filter-water separators were evaluated using DCI 4A corrosion inhibitor at 15, 10, 5, and 0 mg/L with duplicates at 5 and 0 mg/L. All data supports the conclusion that the lower the DCI 4A corrosion inhibitor concentration, the less impact this additive has on water separation performance. Results with only static dissipater (Stadis 450) and fuel system icing inhibitor (Di-egme) generate on specification data similar to Jet A that contains no additives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA484359

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  • Gary B. Bessee

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  • Southwest Research Institute

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  • Human Systems

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  • Abstracts
  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Air Force
  • Aviation Fuels
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Flow Rate
  • Fuel Additives
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuels
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Research Facilities
  • Separators
  • Standards
  • Test Methods

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