Evaluation of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) Contamination on the Thermal Stability Characteristics of Military Jet Fuels (JP-8 And JP-5)

Abstract

A series of Advanced Reduced Scale Fuel System Simulator (ARSFSS) Runs evaluating the impact of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) contamination on the thermal stability of a Jet A additized with a military package of additives, a JP-8 and a JP-5, were accomplished. BFA wetted-wall temperature change profiles were obtained and carbon deposition was measured. It is therefore generally concluded that FAME has no significant impact on either Jet A with the military package of additives or JP-8 or JP-5, although the data is less conclusive for the JP-5 than for the Jet A with the military package of additives and the JP-8.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2013
Accession Number
AD1035649

Entities

People

  • Ashil K. Higgins
  • James R. Shardo
  • Jennifer Kelley
  • Rhonda Cook
  • Sam Tanner
  • Zachary J. West

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aviation Fuels
  • Climate Change
  • Contamination
  • Fatty Acids
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuels
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Quartz Crystal Microbalances
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thermal Stability
  • Turbines

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