Report on the Storage Stability of Aviation Gasoline in Copper Flashed Drums
Abstract
The use of copper coated drums has been proposed for the storage of aviation gasoline. Since it is well known that metallic copper has a very deleterious effect upon the storage stability of gasoline, the effect of copper coating the steel drum is carefully investigated. The effect of the quantity of dissolved copper in gasoline on the induction period of gasoline is measured. The rate of solution of copper into gasoline for copper flash and solid copper is measured with and without various copper deactivators dissolved in the gasoline. It is shown that the copper deactivation dissolved in the gasoline. It is shown that the copper flash has such a deleterious effect on the storage stability of gasoline that the use of copper flashed drums cannot be recommended.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 12, 1944
- Accession Number
- AD1184255
Entities
People
- Alan K. Roebuck
- William D. Dunn
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory