The Chemistry of Fuel Deposits and Their Precursors

Abstract

The objective of the work described was to determine the chemistry of deposit formation in jet turbine fuel systems. This involved the determination of the nature and method of formation of deposit precursors that should have higher molecular weights and polarities than the fuels. Three approaches have been tried. Oxidations of refluxing n-decane at 155C; Comparison of distillation residues of a standard fuel; and removal of higher molecular weight products from other oxidation products by precipitation from pentane at -78C. The present status of the jet fuel deposit problem is summarized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0754459

Entities

People

  • Frank R. Mayo
  • Harold Richardson
  • Norman A. Kirshen
  • Roger S. Stringham

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohols
  • Alkanes
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Mass Spectra
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometry

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Petroleum Engineering