Evaluating additives for distillate fuels - stability tests

Journal Article · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1956 · Ind. Eng. Chem.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50562a038· OSTI ID:6720055

Nelson, F L; Osterhout, D P; Schwindeman, W R

A general discussion of storage stability testing is presented. The authors recommended storing fuel in vented glass bottles or in beakers covered with watch glasses, at a temperature of either 26.7/sup 0/C (80/sup 0/F) or 43.3/sup 0/C (110/sup 0/F). Storage at 26.7/sup 0/C was considered to be about 1.5 times as severe as ambient storage, while storage at 43.3/sup 0/C was considered to be about four times as severe as ambient storage. Storage at 26.7/sup 0/C required a storage time of 3 to 6 months for reliable results. Fuel deterioration was determined from the amount of insoluble sediment formed. Soluble gum was not considered to be singificant, other than the possibility that it was a precursor to the formation of insoluble sediment.

• OSTI ID: 6720055
• Journal Information: Ind. Eng. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: Ind. Eng. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 48:10; ISSN IECHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
024000* -- Petroleum-- Storage-- (-1989)
ADDITIVES
AGING
DISTILLATES
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL ADDITIVES
FUEL OILS
FUELS
GUMS
LIQUID FUELS
MEASURING METHODS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
SEDIMENTS
STABILITY
STORAGE
SYNTHESIS
TESTING