F100 Fuel Sampling Analysis: Foreign Samples.

Abstract

Fuel pump cavitator problems experienced with the F100 engine used in the F-15/F-16 aircraft have led to an extensive fuel analysis program to identify properties that might be contributing to fuel pump falure. This report analyzes the chemical and physical properties of 12 JP-4 and 4 JP-8 fuel samples obtained from Foreign National Air Bases. The fuels analyzed met specifications in all but a few isolated cases, and had no usual properties. If the fuel is causing fuel pump failure, it must be the result of a property not being measured. The fuels are as good or better than their specifications prescribed. It is concluded that the F100 fuel pump cavitation problems are most likely associated with the mechanical complexity built into the design, rather than the results of the fuel used.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168573

Entities

People

  • Lourdes O. Maurice

Organizations

  • Wright Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Aviation Fuels
  • Fuel Pumps
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuels
  • Heat Of Combustion
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Test Methods
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermal Stability
  • Turbines

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  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design