Once the drivers, mechanical and chemical engineers team have found the different fuel blends for different categories, it's important to work on a proper production process to ensure the highest quality.
The quality of the model engine fuel basically depends on the initial quality of the different raw materials, the technology applied to formulate the different oils and additives, and the blending process.
Raw materials: All raw materials received into our warehouse pass detailed Chemicals analysis with an innovative equipment to provide the strictest and most accurate quality control, and are carefully stored at our facilities.
Our Methanol has a purity which exceeds the industry standard of 99.98% because is supplied by a laboratory that works more as a partner than as a mere supplier. Because of that exceptional purity, your engines run cooler, and produce more power.
Our Methanol is shipped in tankers that carry only methanol (no contamination problems).
Our storage tanks and piping are fitted with moisture filters. Once the methanol arrives at our fuel blending facility, and samples have been checked by our own chemical analyser, the methanol is stored in our bulk tanks under a protected nitrogen gas blanket. Since a major contributor to the contamination of methanol is moisture, no moisture laden air is permitted to come into contact with our methanol. As the methanol is pumped from the bulk holding tank during the fuel blending process, displaced liquids are replaced with nitrogen gas, rather than moisture laden air as would commonly occur. The result is that the methanol used in the blending of NITROLUX is just as moisture-free and pure as the day it arrived in the dedicated tanker from our supplier.
When we place our order with the producer, our drums are hand-selected by a set of specifications we have established. Only the purest stocks that meet these specifications are shipped to us and individual assay sheets, shipped with the nitromethane, are cross-checked and filed. Once the nitromethane arrives at our fuel blending facility, and samples have been checked by our own chemical analysis, the nitromethane is stored in our bulk tanks under a protected nitrogen gas blanket.
The purpose of the lubrication package is to provide effective component lubrication and protection and then by careful selection of the lubricants the explosive power of the fuel can be maintained. There are various families of lubricants including synthetic lubricants and natural (mineral, plant) lubricants.
NITROLUX uses synthetic and/or castor oils, as well as exclusive performance enhancing additives.
Castor oil is a vegetable oil with specific properties that benefit micro engines. The NITROLUX lubrication package includes castor oil where, to achieve premium engine protection, only caster oil of pharmaceutical quality is acceptable in our fuels. This caster oil guarantees maximum purity for enhanced engine protection.
NITROLUX has formulated a variety of synthetic oils for model engine use. These oils allow each engine to perform to the peak of its design. Indeed, the oils that NITROLUX incorporate within the fuels guarantees exceptional lubrication in all conditions of use and provide the basis of our superior protection.
Because a chemical laboratory exclusively blends our lubricants with the specifications that our engineers and drivers team require, we are able to create a more operational base stock for the specific temperature ranges of model engines. Our proven development in synthetic formulation is what gives NITROLUX its performance advantage. When compared to other lubricants, only our oils combine the stability, high-temperature performance and lubricity with exceptional lubrication under the specific conditions of a model engine.
> Corrosion Inhibitor: NITROLUX has developed a corrosion inhibitor specifically formulated for model engines that protects engine components from oxidation.
> Friction modifier: The special friction modifier formulated by NITROLUX reduces the operating temperature, reduces the coefficient of friction, reducing wear while allowing your engine to obtain its maximum horsepower.
> Anti-Foam: This additive is formulated to reduce the formation of air bubbles within the fuel caused by the vibration.
> Extreme Pressure additives: These additives make a protective layer that prevents metal-metal contact under extreme pressure conditions.
>Viscosity control technology: Generally the viscosity modifier is used to reduce the viscosity of the oil, either synthetic or origin vegetable (castor). Optimized oil viscosity increases engine speed and better fuel economy.
Using only raw materials that have been tested by our own staff and equipment and proven to have reached the standards demanded by NITROLUX, and once formulated the oils used on our fuel, our products are carefully blended to achieve the desired ultimate R/C fuel generation.
1 > Automatic and precise dosage of components in controlled temperature conditions.
2 > Components blending with controlled process temperature. The first materials to enter our blending tank are methanol and nitromethane. These materials are pumped through a high velocity loop while the remaining ingredients of synthetic and/or castor and other additives are "injected" into this loop. In this way, the blend continually richens as the lubrication is introduced to the other materials rather than just dumping everything into a drum and stirring it. A secondary mixing device provides conventional paddle agitation to assure blended consistency.
3 > Quality control in process and batch control.
4 > 10 microns high pressure filtering. We utilize a 10 micron filtering system as a final assurance that the finished product is free from any physical contaminants before it is bottled and capped.
5 > Accurate filling equipment provides an accurate measure of fuel in every bottle. NITROLUX packaging protects the fuel from UV light and moisture present in the atmosphere, and conforms to European Standards including Child Proof Safety Caps, Tactile Indicator and Safety Instructions in the language of the country where the product will be sold.
6 > Batch number control. Full quality commitment process.
Every single batch NITROLUX fuel is strictly and accurately controlled 4 times. First test is made before to store raw materials and other components. The second test is made before blending process starts. Third test is made before the filtration process. And final and forth test is made when the fuel has been blended, filtered and bottled when we carry out an in-can stability test.
Quality control continues throughout the manufacturing process after which 3 samples are taken from every manufactured batch and carefully identified and logged. One sample is subject to test by our computer controlled infrared spectrometry and chromatography equipment as a final check to determine if the product can be packaged or not. The other 2 samples are sealed and preserved at the factory for a minimum of 2 years where they serve as control samples in case of any issues.
The advantages of NITROLUX fuels are quite obvious to users who, after hours of running their engines will notice and appreciate the almost total absence of carbon deposits on the top of the piston. Furthermore, a lubricating oil film covers all internal parts of the engine.
NITROLUX by MODELIX RACING - T. + 34 93 741 91 21 - Fax + 34 93 756 70 33 - info@nitroluxfuel.com
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