This content is not included in
your SAE MOBILUS subscription, or you are not logged in.
Continued Evaluation of Diesel Fuel Lubricity by Pump Rig Tests
Annotation ability available
Sector:
Language:
English
Abstract
Diesel fuel lubricity has continued to be a topic of interest for the suppliers of diesel engines, diesel fuel injection equipment, diesel fuel and diesel fuel additives. The term “lubricity” has become commonly used to mean the ability of a diesel fuel to prevent or minimize wear in diesel fuel injection equipment systems that rely on the fuel to provide lubrication. Distributor and rotary type injection pumps are examples of systems that rely totally on the fuel for lubrication. These systems are commonly used in light and medium duty diesel engines.
Shell Canada has been investigating the lubricity performance of diesel fuels for a number of years. We have continued to evaluate the lubricity performance of various diesel test fuels and additives in a specifically designed distributor type pump rig that has been described previously (1, 2, 3).
The most recent results from 49 test fuels (including 12 base fuels) from the distributor pump tests are presented, discussed and related to the test fuel properties, including lubricity as measured in a number of current lab bench tests.
Recommended Content
Technical Paper | The Lubricity of Winter Diesel Fuels - Part 2: Pump Rig Test Results |
Technical Paper | The Lubricity of Winter Diesel Fuels |
Technical Paper | The Lubricity of Winter Diesel Fuels - Part 3: Further Pump Rig Tests |
Authors
Topic
Citation
Mitchell, K., "Continued Evaluation of Diesel Fuel Lubricity by Pump Rig Tests," SAE Technical Paper 981363, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/981363.Also In
References
- Mitchell K. “The Lubricity of Winter Diesel Fuels” SAE Paper 952370 1995
- Mitchell K. “The Lubricity of Winter diesel Fuels-Part 2: Pump Rig Test Results” SAE Paper 961180 1996
- Mitchell K. “The Lubricity of Winter Diesel Fuels-Part 3: Further Pump Rig Tests” SAE Paper 961944 1996
- “CAN/CGSB-3.517-93 Automotive Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel” 1997 Canadian General Standards Board Ottawa, Canada 1997
- “CAN/CGSB-3.6-M90 Automotive Diesel Fuel” 1997 Canadian General Standards Board Ottawa, Canada 1997
- ASTM Test Method D6079-97
- ASTM Test Method D6078-97
- Mitchell K. “Diesel Fuel Lubricity: A Survey of 1994/95 Canadian Winter Diesel Fuels” SAE Paper 961181 1996
- Appeldorn J. K. Dukek W. G. “Lubricity of Jet Fuel” SAE Paper 660712 1966
- Mikkonen S. Tenhunen E. “Deposits in Diesel Fuel-Injection Pumps caused by Incompatibility of Fuel and Oil additives” SAE Paper 872119 1987
- 1997 ASTM Annual Book of Standards 05 03
- 1997 ASTM Annual Book of Standards 05 01
- Voitik R. “BOTS to BOTD” ISO/TC22/SC7/WG6 Document N189, minutes of a meeting held in Baltimore MD, USA October 17 1994
- Webster Gary Advanced Engine Technology (AET) Limited Nepean, Ontario Personal Communication 1997
- Caprotti R. et al “Additive Technology as a Way to Improve Diesel Fuel Quality” SAE Paper 922183 1992