Engine Materials Compatability with Alternative Fuels [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Washington, D.C : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 2013.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Additional Creators:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary:
- The compatibility of aluminum and aluminum alloys with synthetic fuel blends comprised of ethanol and reference fuel C (a 50/50 mix of toluene and iso-octane) was examined as a function of water content and temperature. Commercially pure wrought aluminum and several cast aluminum alloys were observed to be similarly susceptible to substantial corrosion in dry (< 50 ppm water) ethanol. Corrosion rates of all the aluminum materials examined were accelerated by increased temperature and ethanol content in the fuel mixture, but inhibited by increased water content. Pretreatments designed to stabilize passive films on aluminum increased the incubation time for onset of corrosion, suggesting film stability is a significant factor in the mechanism of corrosion.
- Report Numbers:
- E 1.99:nfe-09-02242
E 1.99: ornl/tm-2013/143
ornl/tm-2013/143
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- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect.
04/05/2013.
"nfe-09-02242"
" ornl/tm-2013/143"
Moore, D.; Pawel, Steve. - Funding Information:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
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