Fuel Lubricity Impact on Shipboard Engine and Fuel Systems and Sensitivity of U.S. Navy Diesel Engines to Low-Sulfur Diesel Fuel

Abstract

This project attempted to determine the kerosene and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel lubricity requirements of Delphi DPA rotary fuel injection pumps and Detroit Diesel unit injectors. A test stand was configured to operate a rotary fuel injection pump and a stand configured to operated four unit injectors simultaneously, with data acquisition and control systems for logging data. Results suggest that synthetic kerosene fuel adversely impacts rotary fuel injection pump performance and durability. Synthetic diesel fuel can be blended with petroleum diesel fuel and fuel lubricity additives to provide the same protection as F-76 diesel fuel in rotary fuel injection pumps. The unit injectors are less sensitive to the low lubricity fuels than the rotary fuel injection pumps.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 2011
Accession Number
ADA587561

Entities

People

  • Allen S. Comfort
  • Douglas M. Yost
  • Luis A. Villahermosa

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Bench Tests
  • Diesel Engines
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Engines
  • Fuel Injection
  • Fuel Injectors
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuels
  • Lubricants
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Petroleum
  • Research Facilities
  • Synthetic Diesels
  • Test Methods
  • Test Stands

Readers

  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Petroleum Engineering