Development of Improved Wide Temperature Range Arctic Engine Oil (OEA-30).

The technical feasibility of developing an improved, multifunctional arctic engine oil for U.S. military ground mobility equipment was investigated. The concept was proven feasible, and the new oil was designated as OEA-30. The current arctic engine oil (MIL-L-46167B) is qualified at 22 percent dera...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frame, Edwin A.
Other Authors: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INST SAN ANTONIO TX TARDEC FUELS AND LUBRICANTS RESEARCH F ACILITY
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1996
Subjects:
Fuels
Lubricants and Hydraulic Fluids
Logistics
Military Facilities and Supplies
Reciprocating and Rotating Engines
*TEMPERATURE
*ENGINES
*OILS
*ARCTIC REGIONS
TEST AND EVALUATION
DIESEL ENGINES
MOBILITY
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
MILITARY VEHICLES
CYCLES
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
LUBRICANTS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
OEA-30 ENGINE OIL
ARCTIC ENGINE OIL
DIESEL ENGINE
ENGINE LUBRICANT
TWO CYCLE DIESEL
C-4
TO-4
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA309062
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA309062
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Summary:The technical feasibility of developing an improved, multifunctional arctic engine oil for U.S. military ground mobility equipment was investigated. The concept was proven feasible, and the new oil was designated as OEA-30. The current arctic engine oil (MIL-L-46167B) is qualified at 22 percent derated conditions in a two-cycle diesel engine test. OEA-30 has exceptional two-cycle diesel engine performance at full engine output and can be operated beyond the 5 deg C (40 deg F) maximum ambient temperature limit of the current arctic oil. Multifunctional requirements of OEA-30 were achieved by including selected portions of Allison Transmission Division C-4 and Caterpillar TO-4 specifications. The most promising OEA-30 candidate was reformulated to American Petroleum Institute (API) CG-4 performance level and will be further evaluated in a follow-on program.

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