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Welcome to Tech Talk! At Haltermann, we strive to provide Solutions to our customer’s fuel needs using more than 50 years of expertise in technical specifications development, fuel formulation and blending, and knowledge of the industry’s changing needs. Visit our Tech Talk page often, as we'll be sharing compelling technical information that will help you understand our capabilities in meeting your needs. In the coming months, we will present discussions on a variety of topics including:

  • Development of realistic fuel specifications and meeting customer expectations
  • Rocket fuel development
  • Latest developments in Primary Reference Fuels (PRFs) to improve reliability of octane and cetane number measurement
  • Fuel computer simulation to speed fuel formulation
  • Differences in corn and sugar cane derived ethanol fuels
  • Fuel shelf life
  • Deposit forming fuels
  • Very stable home and garden fuels
  • Novel racing fuels
  • Renewable diesel and how to measure its uniquely high cetane number
  • Our capability to manufacture and procure unique blending components
  • Unleaded aviation gasoline activities

Now viewing articles posted in 2021.

  • Rocket Fuel Development

    November 24th, 2021


    Aerospace kerosene fuel RP-1 was developed in the 1950’s for use in turbine, air breathing, and rocket engines. This kerosene differs from the from the common turbine fuels Jet A or JP-8 in that it has a much tighter allowable density and volatility range, and a much lower sulfur, olefin and aromatic content. In 2003...

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  • Improving the Reliability of Measuring Octane Number

    November 23rd, 2021


    Haltermann Solutions supplies all the Primary Reference Fuels that are required to determine the combustion quality of gasoline and diesel fuels. The key combustion parameter for gasoline is measured by determination of the octane number of the fuel in a Cooperative Fuel Research (CFR) engine...

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  • Differences Between Corn and Sugar Cane Derived Ethanol for Fuels

    November 22nd, 2021


    Corn and sugar cane are the two primary source of feedstock from which ethanol is derived for use in automobile fuels. Our customers have frequently asked, “Are there differences in the corn ethanol sold in the USA and the sugar cane ethanol sold in Brazil?” The answer is not so clear-cut.

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  • Development of Realistic Fuel Specifications while Meeting Customer Needs and Expectations

    November 19th, 2021


    At Haltermann Solutions we strive to meet customer needs and expectations. This process starts with the customer providing their desired specifications.

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