Field Evaluation of Particle Counter Technology for Aviation Fuel Contamination Detection - Fort Rucker

Abstract

The objective of this effort was to evaluate automatic particle counters for use in monitoring aviation fuel cleanliness at three Army Heliports located at Fort Rucker. Online and laboratory instrumentation were both evaluated during the week long demonstration. Based on this evaluation it was determined light obscuration particle counter technologies are able to properly measure solid particles and provide an indication of particulate content levels present in fuels, and may be an appropriate replacement for the Army's existing filter effectiveness testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 20, 2013
Accession Number
ADA580857

Entities

People

  • Jill Bramer
  • Joel Schmitigal

Organizations

  • Defense Logistics Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automatic
  • Aviation Fuels
  • Contamination
  • Counters
  • Demonstrations
  • Detection
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuel Trucks
  • Fuels
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Materials
  • Monitoring
  • Particle Counters
  • Particles
  • Particulates
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation