Navy Fuel Analysis by Analyst Labs

Engineered Systems Division
Report of Navy Fuel Analysis

On October 5th, 1998, we received a sample of fuel from Naval Surface Warfare Center in Philadelphia, PA. The sample was a heavier #2 diesel fuel. The sample was full of black agglomerations of bacterial and fungal growth (as is shown on test sample 9622). After a sample (designated as Navy 1 before) was sent to Analyst, Inc. in Oakland, CA, the remaining fuel was pumped through our MMI 1245-4 Diesel Fuel Polishing System, which includes an ALGAE-X MFC. Incorporating this unit into our proprietary filtration equipment provides a “total filtration solution”. After 2 hours of circulation, the fuel was “clear and bright”. A sample (designated as Navy 1 after) was taken and sent to the same lab and was given Lab Number 9645.

The results of the first lab sample were received October 12th, 1998, showing slight bacterial and heavy fungal growth, water and sediment at .05 of 1%, non-combined particulate contaminants at 4mg/L and total particulate contaminants at 31 mg/L. Three of these four tests were at the maximum limit or more.

The results of the second lab sample were received October 20, 1998, showing bacterial and fungal growth negative, water and sediment at 0, non-combined particulate contaminants at less than .001, and total particulate at 11ppm, well below the 20ppm allowed. The improvement in fuel quality between the first and second sample was amazing. The first sample looked like 5-day-old coffee and smelled like waste fuel. The second sample was extremely clear and smelled like fresh fuel.

The combination of the ALGAE-X unit with MMI’s fuel polishing system enhanced our ability to remove all of the water from the sample, eliminated the presence of microorganisms, and restored the “clear and bright” characteristics of the fuel. Copies of the sample reports are attached.

I hereby attest that the tests described above were conducted fairly and honestly in an effort to prove or disprove the validity of our system design.

Gerald M. Hill
Project Manager
Date:10/23/98

The tests were conducted as described above, to which I am witness.

Richard Vialton
Division Manager
Date:10/23/98

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