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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
May. 02, 2006
Clifford A. Moses, New Braunfels, TX (US);
David W. Naegeli, San Antonio, TX (US);
George R. Wilson, Iii, San Antonio, TX (US);
Clifford A. Moses, New Braunfels, TX (US);
David W. Naegeli, San Antonio, TX (US);
George R. Wilson, III, San Antonio, TX (US);
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of evaluating thermal stability of a fuel and an apparatus used therein. The method includes heating the fuel to a given temperature, directing light through the heated fuel a first time wherein the light is of an intensity and of a wavelength to induce fluorescence and obtaining a first fluorescence data, directing the light through the fuel at least a second time that is later in time and obtaining a second fluorescence data, and measuring any changes to fluorescence from the heated fuel over time.