What Fuels Our Future?

Abstract

This study project reviews the recent history of fuels usage and product evolution (since WWII) and presents current doctrine. The conclusion and recommendation of this project is that the Army of 2001 should have a single fuel on the battlefield. This fuel should be readily available at a reasonable cost, worldwide. The fuel chosen should be safe to transport and store while meeting the requirements of a wide variety of military equipment. This project also addresses current misconceptions, perceived problems and issues to be resolved about a single fuel concept. Both commercial jet fuel (Jet A1) and its military counterpart, jet propulsion fuel (JP8) offer a safe, relatively available, versatile and logistically supportable compromise to the varying needs of the majority of ground and air equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 26, 1991
Accession Number
ADA233674

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Jarvis

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aviation Gasoline
  • Combustion
  • Diesel Engines
  • Flash Point
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Fuel Systems
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Jet Engines
  • Logistics
  • Materials Processing
  • Petroleum
  • Petroleum Industry
  • Second World War
  • Turbines
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Theoretical Analysis.