A method to collect and speciate the components of gasoline absorbed in the lubricant oil using gas chromatography has been developed. Samples were collected continuously from the piston skirt, baffle and sump in a Saturn engine. A long (18 hours) test was performed to determine the build up of hydrocarbons in the sump, and a shorter (25 min) test was performed to determine the build up of hydrocarbons in the piston skirt and baffle during engine warm-up. The first experiment showed that the total hydrocarbon concentration in the sump oil reached a steady state of about 1.35% mass fraction after 11 hours of engine operation. The relative concentration of individual fuel hydrocarbon species absorbed in the oil increases exponentially with boiling point. Most of the identified species in the oil consist of the heavy end aromatics. Similar compositions but lower concentrations were found for samples collected from the piston skirt during engine warm-up. The characteristic time necessary for steady state concentrations increases with molecular weight, and is shorter for the piston skirt oil than for the sump oil.
Measurement of Gasoline Absorption into Engine Lubricating Oil
Sae Technical Papers
International Fuels & Lubricants Meeting & Exposition ; 1996
1996-05-01
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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