An experimental program for evaluation of fuel quality effects on oil burner performance
Conference
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· ASHRAE Trans.; (United States)
OSTI ID:7148217
This paper gives a detailed description of the experimental facilities and procedures developed for a combustion program on middle distillate fuel oil quality. Oils from various feedstocks and with wide ranges of properties are evaluated using these facilities to help establish a quality/performance index system. Test fuels include furnace oil from conventional as well as synthetic crudes, light gas oils, heavy gas oils, light cycle oils, diesel fuels, and fuel blends with specific properties. A better understanding of fuel properties and associated performance characteristics will provide valuable information for refiners to best utilize the crude barrel. Special emphasis was given to the design and arrangement of the test equipment, to ensure that the test conditions were comparable to the residential environment. The experimental rig included a domestic warm air oil furnace, fuel temperature controlling equipment, special cold air return system, continuous emission analyzers, particulate measuring devices, and data acquisition and processing units. Experimental procedures were carefully planned to provide meaningful data when different stocks of fuels are compared with respect to burner ignition behavior, particulate emissions, concentrations of flue gas components, furnace efficiency, and excess air.
- Research Organization:
- Energy Research Labs., Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Ontario
- OSTI ID:
- 7148217
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-860106-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: ASHRAE Trans.; (United States) Journal Volume: 92:1B
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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02 PETROLEUM
023000* -- Petroleum-- Properties & Composition
500200 -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
AIR POLLUTION MONITORS
BURNERS
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONTROL
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DESIGN
DISTILLATES
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENT PLANNING
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
IGNITION
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
LIQUID FUELS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORS
OIL BURNERS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLANNING
QUALITY CONTROL
SIMULATION
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
WASTES
023000* -- Petroleum-- Properties & Composition
500200 -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
AIR POLLUTION MONITORS
BURNERS
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONTROL
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DESIGN
DISTILLATES
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENT PLANNING
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
IGNITION
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
LIQUID FUELS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORS
OIL BURNERS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLANNING
QUALITY CONTROL
SIMULATION
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
WASTES