Evaluation of Particle Counter Technology for Detection of Fuel Contamination Detection Utilizing Fuel System Supply Point

Abstract

In June 2013 TARDEC evaluated an online light obscuration particle counter plumbed into a Fuel System Supply Point (FSSP) in conjunction with the Effective Energy for Expeditionary Operations Limited Objective Experiment (E2X LOE) at Fort A.P. Hill during the 2014 Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise (QLLEX '14), to determine if air entrained in the fuel during the FSSP operation would affect the particle counter operation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 19, 2014
Accession Number
ADA607934

Entities

People

  • Joel A. Schmitigal

Organizations

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aviation Fuels
  • Contamination
  • Counters
  • Detection
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuels
  • Hydraulic Fluids
  • Intellectual Property
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Logistics
  • Obscuration
  • Particle Counters
  • Particles
  • Particulate Matter
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Military Science