Fuel Filtration For Diesels
Fuel Filtration For Diesels
Fuel Filtration For Diesels
Diesel Fuels
Fuel quality
Filter efficiency
Resources
Changes in modern diesel fuel
Emissions & air quality driven
Ultra Low sulfur Diesel
Low Sulfur Diesel fuel, Off-road
Biodiesel & Biodiesel Blends
Non- Biodiesel fuels
Coal Slurries
Raw Vegetable Oils and Fats
Non-Esterified Oils
Partially Esterified Oils
Blends With Diesel
Non Ester Renewable Diesel
Diesel fuel and its injection
fuels
Interfacial Tension
Fuel Surfactancy
media
How full is the filter?
Exposure to Air
• Enters through vent pipes and
contains large amounts of
moisture.
• Generally displaces the fuel as
tank is emptied.
• It is not practical to keep air from
entering the tank.
• Will increase the oxidation of fuel.
• Do not store fuels for long periods
of time in partially empty tanks
without stabilizers.
• Consider desiccant dryers.
Microbial Growth
• Microbes are bacteria or fungus that live and propagate
in fuel at the fuel/water interface.
• Water needed to live—no water, no bugs.
• Hydrocarbons in petrodiesel or biodiesel provide the
food and the water provides the oxygen.
• This environment is needed for living, growth, and
reproduction.
• The filters with microbial contamination often had an
odor different from the normal fuel smell.
Water Contamination
• ULSD reaches water saturation at approximately 200-300
ppm. More settles to the bottom.
Free water
What could I see in a
Diesel Fuel
Filter?
• Some of the filters had solid sediment
within the folds and solid particles in
the filter casing.
• Sediment present in the fuel or rust
particles from within the engine can
collect over time and plug the filter
even when there are not necessarily
problems with the fuel.