Railroad Diesel Engine Cleanliness: The Impact of the Engine Oil Additive Formulation 961094
Diesel engine sludge has received wide coverage in the literature for truck, bus, and passenger car applications. Aside from creating a dirty working environment, it has been associated with filter plugging and, in extreme cases, oil gelation. Sludge is also important to North American locomotive operators where zinc-free oils are used. In recent years, some operators have experienced sludging and filter plugging. Here we discuss railroad industry trends affecting the engine oil, review the literature on sludge formation, and characterize used oil and sludge from railroad applications. We then provide the results of a field test demonstrating the impact of the engine oil additive.
Citation: Logan, M., Middleton, W., and Palazzotto, J., "Railroad Diesel Engine Cleanliness: The Impact of the Engine Oil Additive Formulation," SAE Technical Paper 961094, 1996, https://doi.org/10.4271/961094. Download Citation
Author(s):
Mark R. Logan, Wesley A. Middleton, John D. Palazzotto
Affiliated:
Chevron Chemical Company
Pages: 20
Event:
International Fuels & Lubricants Meeting & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1996 Transactions - Journal of Fuels and Lubricants-V105-4
Related Topics:
Diesel / compression ignition engines
Buses
Railway vehicles and equipment
Trucks
Technical review
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