JET FUEL STABILITY AND EFFECT OF FUEL-SYSTEM MATERIALS

Abstract

A thermally stable, low volatility, naphthenic type jet fuel was stored in lined steel drums for one year at 130F with various metallic and nonmetallic specimens representing ground fuel system materials. Fuel thermal stability was measured periodically by means of a gas-drive fuel coker. The fuel itself remained thermally stable during storage and was not degraded seriously by steels, aluminums, coated steels, plug valve grease, or a filter-separator element. Water or rusty steel, when present during storage, degraded the fuel thermal stability significantly. Brass, bronze, and butadiene-acrylonitrile rubbers of the type used for fuel hose gave the worst degradation of fuel thermal stability, accompained by significant pickup of copper from the brass and bronze and of zinc and lead from the rubbers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0828473

Entities

People

  • Charles M. Monita
  • Robert K. Johnston

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Composite Materials
  • Elements
  • Filters
  • Fuel Hoses
  • Fuel Systems
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Specifications
  • Synthetic Rubber
  • Test Equipment

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.