Fuel Field Manual: Sources and Solutions to Performance Problems

Kim B. Peyton (from Sugar Land, TX) is the Reserach Group Leader for Nalco/Exxon Energy Chemicals. During the past century, Nalco Company has grown from a fledgling water treatment business to the leading integrated water treatment and process improvement company in the world. They do this by focusing on our core markets of water treatment and process chemicals and on our corporate strengths - global presence, on-site expertise, and innovative products and services. Nalco's more than 11,000 employees work with more than 70,000 customers in 130 countries in industry, government and institutions to reduce water and energy consumption by solving and preventing problems, protecting the environment, decreasing costs, increasing productivity, improving profitability by reducing customer total costs of operation, and maintaining asset reliability.

A Problem Solving Technique.Refining Processes Used In Fuel Production.Critical Properties of Crude Oil and Common Fuels.Common Sources of Fuel Performance Problems.Utilizing Physical and Chemical Property Measurements to Identify Sources of Fuel Problems.Solving Fuel Problems by Using Chemical Additives.Test Methods Used to Identify and Solve Fuel Problems.Identifying and Solving Specific Fuel Problems.Components of Fuel and Fuel Additive Storage and Injection Systems.Safe Shipping and Hazard Information for Common Fuels, Oils, and Solvents.Fuel Performance Property and Problem Solving Guide.References.Appendices.Useful Terms and Definitions.Useful Calculations, Conversions, and Formulas.