In the first paper in this series (1)*, the extent of oil thickening for a given lubricant in the Mack T-7 engine test was found to be influenced by fuel composition. Based upon the knowledge that thickening is due to the accumulation and aggregation of soot in the oil, a set of experiments has been carried out to identify relationships between fuel chemistry and the oil thickening tendency of soot formed by fuel combustion. Three commercial diesel fuels were treated with chemical combustion aids and/or organic sulfur, and both short-duration and full-length tests were run in a Mack T-7 engine fitted with a filter designed to collect soot from the exhaust stream. A model describing the complex effects of fuel chemistry on the oil thickening process is proposed in which fuel sulfur content is shown to influence soot content of the lubricant after ISO hours of engine operation.
Oil Thickening in the Mack T-7 Engine Test. II—Effects of Fuel Composition on Soot Chemistry
Sae Technical Papers
SAE International Congress and Exposition ; 1988
1988-01-29
Conference paper
English
Oil thickening in the Mack T-7 engine test II - effects of fuel composition on soot chemistry
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