Assessment of JP-8 as a Replacement Fuel for the Air Force Standard Jet Fuel JP-4. Part I. Assessment of JP-8/JP-4 Fuel in Noncombat Environment

Abstract

This report is an assessment of JP-8 as a replacement fuel for the Air Force standard jet fuel JP-4. All facets of the problem are examined including fire safety under combat and noncombat conditions, crash fire safety, storage, handling and maintenance safety, laboratory testing, gunfire testing, flight testing, cost and availability, and impact on current Air Force weapons systems. The report concludes that a significant improvement in overall fire safety could be achieved by conversion to JP-8 however, additional investigation into problems related to low temperature ground start and altitude relight should be accomplished prior to conversion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA016763

Entities

People

  • D. C. Wight
  • D. M. Spear
  • G. T. Beery
  • G. W. Gandee
  • R. G. Clodfelter

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Auxiliary Power Units
  • Calorific Value
  • Combustion
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Environment
  • Fuel Systems
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Systems
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Military Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.