Comparative Environmental Evaluation of JP-8 and Diesel Fuels Burned in Direct Injection (DI) or Indirect Injection (IDI) Diesel Engines and in a Laboratory Furnace

In recent years, NATO and U.S. military forces have decided to implement a single fuel (JP-8) for all land-based military aircraft, vehicles, and equipment during war and peace times. This is referred to as the single fuel forward concept. However, possible environmental pollution problems have been identified in the process of implementing this single fuel concept. This work presents data on the operational and, especially, environmental evaluation of the JP-8 fuel that is burned in diesel engines and furnaces. The investigation is conducted in a comparative manner between the JP-8 fuel and the proverbial Diesel Oil No. 2, which is being substituted. The two fuels were burned under identical conditions in disparate types of combustors, including direct injection (DI) and indirect injection (IDI) diesel engines as well as a laminar-flow muffle furnace. The primary goal was to contrast the emissions of the two fuels, because JP-8 is a substitute for diesel oil in military applications, such as engines of g...

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