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Bio-Diesel and Clogged Fuel Filters. Potential Generator Problems.

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I am currently working for a farmer. His farm manager is experiencing tractor diesel filter clogging on a regular basis. It is claimed that the new bio-diesel mix is to blame. Apparently the bio-diesel mix with normal diesel attracts moisture and that causes growth of algae and bacteria in the diesel which blocks fuel filters. Diesel polishing can clean contaminated diesel fuel. This process filters out the dirt, rust and growths using filters of increasing fineness in stages of filtration. So, if you have a standby generator that is diesel powered it may be advisable to get the diesel fuel cleaned regularly, tanks cleaned and a "biocide" added to stop growth in the fuel, to maintain reliability.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25321913


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    For the same reason it goes stale, namely the lighter molecules float off never to be seen again,  petrol storage is a far more serious/dangerous  matter, requiring control of a flammable vapour with a lower flash point. For anything on a military site a petrol engine for anything larger or more hazardous than a lawnmower needs so many concessions as to be essentially forbidden.


    In those sort of places 'dual fuel' compatibility means asking if the genset will run off  aircraft fuel, typically NATO JP8 or commercial J-1  (more or less the same apart from the corrosion inhibitor) as well as road diesel rather than heating oil.

    Mostly, apart from smelling like an airfield, with only minor adjustments, they will.

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    For the same reason it goes stale, namely the lighter molecules float off never to be seen again,  petrol storage is a far more serious/dangerous  matter, requiring control of a flammable vapour with a lower flash point. For anything on a military site a petrol engine for anything larger or more hazardous than a lawnmower needs so many concessions as to be essentially forbidden.


    In those sort of places 'dual fuel' compatibility means asking if the genset will run off  aircraft fuel, typically NATO JP8 or commercial J-1  (more or less the same apart from the corrosion inhibitor) as well as road diesel rather than heating oil.

    Mostly, apart from smelling like an airfield, with only minor adjustments, they will.

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