GAS TURBINE AND JET ENGINE FUELS

Abstract

INITIATION OF THIS STUDY HAS BEEN BROUGHT ABOUT AS A RESULT OF REPORTS OF MARKEDLY DECREASED LIFE OF JET ENGINE HOT SECTION COMPONENTS IN ENGINES OPERATING ON S-containing fuels in sea water laden atmospheres. Results of testing carried on to date in this laboratory have indicated the following: Synthetic sea water (ASTM D655) showed no significant tendency to increase or decrease flame to be metal loss above or below the values observed for operation on 1% S fuel without sea water injection, even at concentrations as high as 5000 times that indicated in the literature as representative of the concentration of airborne sea water vapor at an altitude of 50 ft over the ocean. Natural sea water (Gulf of Mexico) did cause increased metal loss both with operation on 1% S fuel and with nearly S-free fuel. However, the magnitude of these increases was nearly the same without S as with S, indicating that the corrosive effects of S and this particular sea water were not synergistic but independent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1961
Accession Number
AD0261024

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  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Combustion
  • Corrosion
  • Engines
  • Flow Rate
  • Fuels
  • Gas Turbines
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Jet Engines
  • Materials
  • Sea Water
  • Stainless Steel
  • Sulfur Compounds
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Turbines
  • Water Flow

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