ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE UTILIZING EF4-101 EMULSIFIED JP-4 FUEL

Abstract

The report presents the results of laboratory, environmental, and endurance testing directed toward the determination of the effect of direct burning of emulsified JP-4 fuel in a gas turbine engine and the handling and pumping of emulsified JP-4 fuel. Engine operation, including starting and transient operation, with EF4-101 emulsified fuel was essentially the same as that with liquid JP-4 fuel during all phases of testing. Engine testing was terminated when a 'hot section' corrosion problem, generated by one of the additives in the emulsified fuel, was encountered. The use of emulsified fuel will require a new technology in the design of fuel filters, fuel pumps, fuel flow measuring devices, and fuel handling practices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0674205

Entities

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  • John R. Monarch
  • Thomas H. Harvey

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Aviation
  • Calorific Value
  • Carburetors
  • Combustion
  • Control Systems
  • Engine Components
  • Engineering
  • Fuel Filters
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuels
  • Gas Turbines
  • Ignition
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbine Blades
  • Turbines
  • Turbojet Engines
  • Turboshaft Engines

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