Military Jet Fuels, 1944-1987

Abstract

This report consists of a brief history of US military fuels for aircraft turbine jet engines and ramjet engines. The report discusses the requirements of past and current US military jet fuel specifications, when and why the specification requirements originated, and the importance of these requirements today. The purpose and origin of the various specification test methods are presented, and an extensive discussion of jet fuel additives is provided. This report should be of value to anyone involved in research and development, logistics, and use of jet fuels. We hope that it will serve as a handy reference for the jet fuel specialist.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA186752

Entities

People

  • Charles R. Martel

Organizations

  • Wright Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airframes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Jet Engines
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Ramjet Engines
  • Sulfur Compounds
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design