Ifp Energies Nouvelles

Laurie Starck

Maira Alves Fortunato

Arij Ben Amara

Christine Dalmazzone

Aurelie Mouret

Nicolas Jeuland

Nicolas Pannacci

The present invention relates to a device () for measuring the oxidation stability and/or the thermal stability of any type of fuel, including diesel fuel, by miniaturization of the test system by use of a microfluidic technique. The physical phenomena to which fuels are subjected are reproduced by the microchannels () of the microfluidic chip (), which comprise a representation of at least one of the fuel injection and the fuel circulation for a drive system, an internal-combustion engine or an aircraft reactor for example.

Device for measuring the oxidation stability and/or the thermal stability of a fuel by means of a microfluidic chip

The present invention is a device for analyzing sensitivity to deposit formation in a fuel notably used in aircraft, comprising a tank () for the fuel to be analysed, at least one test section () with a heated tube () along which the fuel flows and a filter () associated with a deposit measurement system (). According to the invention, the device comprises at least two identical test sections (to) arranged in parallel and a control unit () independently controlling at least one of the operating conditions of at least one of the two test sections.

Device for analysing the sensitivity to the formation of deposit in a fuel, in particular a fuel used in aircraft

The present invention relates to a method for continuously monitoring the degree of progress of oxidation of a fuel, comprising at least the following steps:

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