Diesel Fuels and Engine Technology

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Detailed Overview/Outline

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Supervisors, managers, and non-technical people in the oil industry who need a better understanding of diesel fuel, engines, impact of emission regs., or alternative fuels
• Transportation agencies -- government and commercial
• Insurance adjusters and attorneys
• Engine manufactures
• Anyone wanting to know how these interactions affect their business

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Diesel Fuel Manufacture, properties, & Specifications
• Diesel fuel description, sources, & manufacture
• Hydrocarbon types
• Diesel engine principles
• Specifications -- commercial, military, regulatory
• Effects of crude oil types
• Effects of processing
• Hydrocarboncombustion principles
• Specification bulk properties
• Density, volatility, viscosity, low temp. and combustion performance, heat content, flashpoint ,
• Spec trace props and non-spec items
• Oxidation stability, fuel cleanliness, water shedding, lubricity, microbial degradation, electrical conductivity, foaming
• Interaction of Diesel Engine Performance and Fuels
• Diesel engine types
• 2-stroke & 4-stroke
• Indirect & direct injection
• Naturally aspirated & turbocharged
• Principles of operation
• Combustion in diesel engines
• Exhaust emissions
• Effect of engine operation
• Effect of fuel consumption
• Aftertreatment, fuels, biodiesel fuel
• Reformulated & future diesel fuels

HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT

• Learn how diesel fuel properties affect engine performance
• Grasp the fundamental components of diesel fuel, and their role in combustion and energy production
• Experience laboratory testing of fuels, and understand the variables of performance testing
• Gain an understanding of how emission regulations and alternate fuels impact the industry

Sponsor Background:
ASTM, celebrated it's 100th anniversary in 1998, is one of the world's largest voluntary standards development organizations. ASTM standards have grown to be among the world's most widely used and accepted documents. The 81-volume Annual Book of ASTM Standards contains over 12,000 standards written by 34,000 members on our 140 technical committees. These standards and related information are widely used throughout the world as the basis of purchasing and other contracts, codes, laws and regulations. ASTM Committee D-2 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants developed the standard used in this course.

Instructor(s):
Ron Tharby

Instructor Background:
Ron Tharby, a transportation fuels consultant in North America and Europe, has been involved with research and technical service in transportation fuels and engine performance interactions for over 25 years. During his career, he has researched the relationships between fuel consumption, engine performance, and emissions for both diesel and gasoline powered engines. He has lectured at universities and major industry meetings, and has published papers on both diesel and gasoline engine performance topics.

Quote From Past Participants:
"The instructor was very knowledgeable and drew upon his vast range of information and prior work experience in the field." Defense Fuel Office Los Angeles Defense Fuel Supply Center

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