Hydrocarbon Constituents of T-56 Combustor Exhaust

Abstract

Cryogenic sampling was used to sample hydrocarbon exhaust from a T-56 turbine engine combustor under conditions simulating idle power of several different aircraft. Parameters studied were fuel type--JP4, JP5, and JP8--and the combustor operating pressure--15, 33, 50, and 75 psig. Samples were analyzed with a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer-data system which separated 148 compounds; the hydrocarbon content of the exhaust was inversely proportional to the inlet pressure and directly proportional to the boiling point and density of the fuel type.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA009133

Entities

People

  • James P. Conkle
  • Richard L. Miller
  • William W. Lackey

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Alkanes
  • Alkenes
  • Alkynes
  • Combustion
  • Engines
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Ketones
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Molecular Weight
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Rocket Propulsion.