Military Fuel and Alternative Fuel Effects on a Modern Diesel Engine Employing a Fuel-Lubricated High Pressure Common Rail Fuel Injection System

Abstract

A large number of current commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) diesel engines available to the U.S. Military employ High Pressure Common Rail (HPCR) fuel injection systems. Overall performance and endurance of these HPCR systems has the potential to vary with use of military or alternative fuels. Testing was conducted using the Ford 6.7L diesel engine to determine the impact on engine and HPCR fuel system performance with the following test fuels: diesel (ULSD), JP-8, 50%:50% volumetric blend of JP-8/Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene (SPK), and 100% SPK. The U.S. Army 210-hr Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Cycle (TWVC) engine endurance test was used to determine engine and HPCR system performance. Engine performance over the test duration, preand post-test powercurves and post-test fuel injection component inspections were used to determine each fuels performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 09, 2011
Accession Number
ADA547468

Entities

People

  • Adam C. Brandt
  • Eric R. Sattler
  • Patsy A. Muzzell
  • William Likos

Organizations

  • United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Combustion
  • Compression Ignition
  • Diesel Engines
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Fuel Injection
  • Fuel Injectors
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuels
  • High Pressure
  • Injectors
  • Pumps
  • Research Facilities
  • Synthetic Fuels
  • Systems Engineering
  • Viscosity

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  • Petroleum Engineering