TY - GEN
T1 - Investigation of JP-8 combustion characteristics in a small bore separate combustion diesel engine for auxiliary power unit
AU - Covington, April
AU - Lewis, Jeffery
AU - Nelson, David
AU - Soloiu, Valentin
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The US Army Single Fuel Forward policy mandates that deployed vehicles must be able to operate with the aviation fuel, JP-8. Therefore, an investigation into the impact of JP-8 on performance of a diesel engine was conducted. The authors investigated the injection, combustion, and performance of JP-8, 20-50% by weight in diesel no. 2 mixtures in a small indirect injection diesel engine, in order to evaluate its' effectiveness for power generation in an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). The analysis of the combustion characteristics of the JP-8 mixtures revealed similar values to that of diesel, despite the large variations in fuel properties between the two fuels in question. This validates the hypothesis that the JP-8 is viable substitute for power generation in a diesel APU (auxiliary power unit) based on its combustion characteristics.
AB - The US Army Single Fuel Forward policy mandates that deployed vehicles must be able to operate with the aviation fuel, JP-8. Therefore, an investigation into the impact of JP-8 on performance of a diesel engine was conducted. The authors investigated the injection, combustion, and performance of JP-8, 20-50% by weight in diesel no. 2 mixtures in a small indirect injection diesel engine, in order to evaluate its' effectiveness for power generation in an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). The analysis of the combustion characteristics of the JP-8 mixtures revealed similar values to that of diesel, despite the large variations in fuel properties between the two fuels in question. This validates the hypothesis that the JP-8 is viable substitute for power generation in a diesel APU (auxiliary power unit) based on its combustion characteristics.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84866995886&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:84866995886
SN - 9781618394279
T3 - 40th ASES National Solar Conference 2011, SOLAR 2011
SP - 356
EP - 363
BT - 40th ASES National Solar Conference 2011, SOLAR 2011
T2 - 40th ASES National Solar Conference 2011, SOLAR 2011
Y2 - 17 May 2011 through 20 May 2011
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