Fuels for Advanced Combustion Engines Research Diesel Fuels: Analysis of Physical and Chemical Properties
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
- ORNL
- Chevron, USA
- National Centre for Upgrading Technology, Canada
- CANMET Energy
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
The CRC Fuels for Advanced Combustion Engines working group has worked to identify a matrix of research diesel fuels for use in advanced combustion research applications. Nine fuels were specified and formulated to investigate the effects of cetane number aromatic content and 90% distillation fraction. Standard ASTM analyses were performed on the fuels as well as GC/MS and /u1H//u1/u3C NMR analyses and thermodynamic characterizations. Details of the actual results of the fuel formulations compared with the design values are presented, as well as results from standard analyses, such as heating value, viscosity and density. Cetane number characterizations were accomplished by using both the engine method and the Ignition Quality Tester (IQT/sT) apparatus.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Fuels, Engines and Emissions Research Center (FEERC)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 967120
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: SAE Powertrain, Fuels, and Lubricants Meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA, 20091102, 20091104
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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