Effects of Water on Distillate Fuel Lubricity
982568
10/19/1998
- Event
- Content
- The continuing trend toward “cleaner” distillate fuels has prompted concerns about the lubricity characteristics of current and future distillates. Since many U.S. Navy ships utilize seawater-compensated fuel tanks to maintain the ship's trim, the Navy performed a detailed study in order to better understand the relationship between fuel water content and lubricity characteristics. The lubricity test methods, modified for this study, were ASTM D 6078 (SLBOCLE), D 6079 (HFRR), and D 5001 (BOCLE). The results indicated that, with few exceptions, there was generally no evidence of a correlation between the water content of the fuels and the corresponding lubricity measurements as determined by the laboratory tests.
- Pages
- 18
- Citation
- Shaver, B., Giannini, R., Lacey, P., and Erwin, J., "Effects of Water on Distillate Fuel Lubricity," SAE Technical Paper 982568, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/982568.