Development of High Stability Fuel.
Abstract
An extended program has been completed which meets the original objective of developing a High Stability JP-5 fuel. This fuel exhibits the markedly improved thermal stability characteristics required for high speed aircraft and yet retains the general physical characteristics of present day JP-5. This development makes possible the design of an improved performance Mach 4-5 speed range aircraft without resorting to cryogenic or specialty fuels and simplifies logistic problems because of its ability to be used in lower speed aircraft. Phase III of this contract was devoted to a study of the effects of selected jet fuel additives and of certain dissolved metals on the thermal stability of deoxygenated JP-5. In addition, a room temperature interaction between a pyrrole and a carboxylic acid, previously found to be deleterious to storage stability, was studied in more detail. The results of fuel stability research over the length of the contract are sumarized in this report and the implications of these results for establishing new fuel specifications are discussed. The potential effects of various refinery processes on fuel stability are reviewed. Recommendations concerning storage and handling techniques are also summarized. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA038977
Entities
People
- John W. Frankenfeld
- William F. Taylor