Development of the captured-fuels test kit. Interim report, May 1985-January 1986

This report details development of a portable test kit to allow an unskilled operator quickly judge the usability of an undocumented fuel source in a compression ignition engine and in turbine-powered ground equipment. The test kit provides a means to measure a fuel's visual appearance, density, and viscosity. Cutoff limits were chosen for each of these parameters based on justifiable criteria. Novel approaches for falling-ball viscometer reference tubes, a density indicator; and temperature compensation for the density test were developed.