MATCHING DIESEL FUEL QUALITY TO DIESEL ENGINE REQUIREMENTS SP-577

This publication contains discussions and papers presented at a panel discussion which addressed the subject of matching diesel fuel quality with diesel engine requirements. The panel consisted of engine manufacturers, fuel producers, a fuel additive supplier, and a user of both diesel vehicles and diesel fuel. The contents of this publication reveal much about the modern day requirements of diesel engines and how diesel fuel quality affects these requirements. The difficulties in producing good-quality diesel fuel are also made clear, as is the role of additives in improving diesel fuel quality.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Fuels and Lubricants Meeting & Exposition San Francisco, California, October 31-November 4, 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Publication Date: 1984-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 40 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel engines; Diesel fuels; Fuel additives; Production; Quality control; Specifications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Quality; Requirement
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395738
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SP-577, HS-038 262
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM