Diesel Fuel Ignition Quality as Determined in the Ignition Quality Tester (IQT)

Luc N. Allard; Gary D. Webster; Norman J. Hole; Thomas W. Ryan; Dale Ott; Craig W. Fairbridge

doi:10.4271/961182

1996-05-01

Diesel Fuel Ignition Quality as Determined in the Ignition Quality Tester (IQT) 961182

A combustion-based analytical method, initially developed by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) referred to as the Constant Volume Combustion Apparatus (CVCA), has been further researched/developed by an SwRI licensee (Advanced Engine Technology Ltd.) as an Ignition Quality Tester (IQT) for laboratories and refineries. The IQT software/hardware system permits rapid and precise determination of ignition quality for middle distillate fuels. Its features, such as low fuel volume requirement, complete test automation, and self-diagnosis, make it highly suitable for commercial oil industry and research applications.

Operating and test conditions were examined in the context of providing a high correlation with cetane number (CN), as determined by the ASTM D-613 method. Preliminary investigation indicates that the IQT results are highly repeatable (± 0.30 CN), providing a high sensitivity to CN variation over the 33 to 58 CN range. Results are discussed in terms of the impact of design features, as well as operating and test conditions, on the development of an ignition delay-cetane number correlation.

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Diesel Fuel Ignition Quality as Determined in the Ignition Quality Tester (IQT) 961182

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