HIGH QUALITY FILTERS FOR LOW QUALITY FUELS

Diesel fuel picks up contaminants while in storage, during transfer, or inside the vehicle tank itself. Water and dirt are the most prevalent impurities in domestic fuel, and probably the most harmful. This article focuses on three types of fuel filters: the depth type filter consisting of cotton or viscose threads wrapped in a cloth sock or packed in a metal container, the surface type, or paper element filter, usually a resin impregnated paper folded into many pleats to provide a large filtering surface within a small space, and finally a combination depth and surface filter.

• Corporate Authors:

  Chilton Company, Incorporated

  One Chilton Way
  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19089
• Authors:
  • Ealey, L A
• Publication Date: 1982-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 40-41
• Serial:
  • Truck & Off-Highway Industries
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Chilton Company, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contaminants; Corrosion protection; Diesel fuels; Filters; Paper; Rust prevention
• Old TRIS Terms: Filter materials; Filter paper; Scorching
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00369600
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-033 423
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1983 12:00AM