Bio-Blendstock/Fuel Property
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Materials/Component Compatibility with Advanced Fuels
Experimental facility to assess materials compatibility with liquid-phase and vapor phase simultaneously for over 100 different metal and/or polymer samples under controlled temperature and pressure conditions for each fuel sample of interest. We use a host of measurements and analytical techniques to measure swelling, weight gain, and leaching, and other material property changes. Read More
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Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS)
This fuel characterization capability offers fingerprinting fuels or quantifying species in a fuel blend using isotope ratio mass spectrometry. Read More
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Fuel/Oxygenates and Lubricant Interactions
The capability utilizes chemical analytical techniques and enables evaluation of fuel-lubricant interactions to test stability and compatibility of novel lubricants and bio-blendstocks. Read More
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Experimental Determination of Fundamental Thermophysical Properties and Fuel-Specification Testing of Bio-Derived Blendstocks and Blended Fuels
A wide range of instruments and tools are available to measure the physical properties, chemical composition and speciation, and kinetic behavior of fuels. The fuel properties of both pure components and blended fuels are archived in the Fuel Property Database, which is an open, publicly-accessible platform. Read More