Advanced Thermally-Stable, Coal-Derived, Jet Fuels Development Program, Annual Report: Experiment System and Model Development

Abstract

A program entitled 'Thermally-Stable Jet Fuels Development' was initiated in FY89 by the U.S. Air Force, Aero Propulsion and Power Directorate, working jointly with the Department of Energy, Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center. Thermal stability of aviation fuels is of concern because of the potential operation problems arising from fuel degradation under thermal stress conditions. Sandia National Laboratories has been conducting efforts to develop instrumentation for monitoring characteristics of jet fuel degradation and solids deposition and develop models of those mechanisms from the data acquired using that instrumentation. This report describes the instrumentation development, data acquisition, and model parameter determination. Analysis of solid deposits is also described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA262747

Entities

People

  • David Tallant
  • Elmer Klavetter
  • Gerald Nelson
  • Steve W Martin
  • Tim O'hern
  • Wayne Trott

Organizations

  • Wright Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Auger Electron Spectroscopy
  • Auger Electrons
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Electron Spectroscopy
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Phase Transformations
  • Quartz Crystal Microbalances
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Temperature Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.