fuel additive
fuel additive
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Hello,
We are doing some testing of Jet A and the issue came up of additives. Our vendor tells me that a product called diethylene glycol monomethyl ether is added to the fuel to enhance the fuels lubricity, but he doesn't have any details on this. A google search revealed that it inhibits micro-organism growth but that was all that I could find. Does anyone have any experience with this? This is for use in the USA.
Thanks,
Bob
We are doing some testing of Jet A and the issue came up of additives. Our vendor tells me that a product called diethylene glycol monomethyl ether is added to the fuel to enhance the fuels lubricity, but he doesn't have any details on this. A google search revealed that it inhibits micro-organism growth but that was all that I could find. Does anyone have any experience with this? This is for use in the USA.
Thanks,
Bob





RE: fuel additive
diethylene glycol monomethyl ether is added as a fuel system icing inhibitor.
RE: fuel additive
This is a fuel system icing inhibitor. Years ago it was also advertised and sold as a icing inhibitor / biocide.
In the late 1970's or 1980's they dropped the biocide from the label. I was told at the time by PPG that they would have to license the product as a biocide and that it was less costly to sell the product as a icing inhibitor only. It can also be used in AVGAS (at lower concentrations) as a icing inhibitor both for the fuel system and to inhibit carburetor icing.
In 30 years of selling the product I have never heard of it described as enhancing the fuels lubricity.
RE: fuel additive
RE: fuel additive
Hope that helps.
Oh, DCI4A is made by a company called Innospec (used to be Starrion I believe).
RE: fuel additive
Lubricity? No. We used to use a lubricity additive sometimes with a special metering bottle attached to the fuelling hose but it was only tiny amounts. Can't remember what i was called - possibly some trade name for Boathouse's DCI14A.
RE: fuel additive
There is a ton of data on jet fuel... but like everything, specifics are necessary.
What's the Spec for Your Jet Fuel?? ASTM D1655-08??? ASTM D6615-06??? foreign equivalent???
Check the spec for approved additives... then start calling...
Regards, Wil Taylor