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Color Change/Sediment Formation in Marine Diesel Fuels
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Marine Propulsion Technology
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English
Abstract
The cause of instability in marine diesel fuels was investigated by aging several fuels. Aged and unaged fuel samples were chromatographically separated into acid, base, and neutral fractions, and the fractions analyzed in detail to obtain a clearer understanding of fuel changes induced by aging as well as probable mechanism for color change and sediment formation. Sediments generated by aging fuel samples were analyzed by high-resolution, low-voltage mass spectroscopy. Our work suggests that oxidation of neutral components present in fuel to polar intermediates may be a major pathway for sediment formation and darkening of diesel fuels.
Authors
- Opinder K. Bhan - National Institute for Petroleum and Energy Research, Bartlesville, OK
- Dennis W. Brinkman - National Institute for Petroleum and Energy Research, Bartlesville, OK
- John B. Green - National Institute for Petroleum and Energy Research, Bartlesville, OK
- Gene P. Sturm - National Institute for Petroleum and Energy Research, Bartlesville, OK
- Ronald D. Grigsby - National Institute for Petroleum and Energy Research, Bartlesville, OK
- Sheng-Yuh Tang - National Institute for Petroleum and Energy Research, Bartlesville, OK
- Bill Carley - Defense Fuel Supply Center, Alexandria, VA
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Citation
Bhan, O., Brinkman, D., Green, J., Sturm, G. et al., "Color Change/Sediment Formation in Marine Diesel Fuels," SAE Technical Paper 860896, 1986, https://doi.org/10.4271/860896.Also In
References
- Bhan, O. K. Brinkman, D. W. Green, J. B. Grigsby, R. D. Sturm, G. P. Jr. Tang, S. Y. “Color Change/Sediment Formation in Marine Diesel Fuels, Task II.” Final report to the Defense Fuel Supply Center and the Office of the Chief of Naval Research under Contract No. DLA600-84-5050, NIPER-B06710-2 1986
- Green, J. B. Hoff, R. J. Woodward, P. W. Stevens. L. L. Fuel 63 1984 1291