Analysis of Deposit Precursors in Jet Fuels Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

Abstract

Thermal oxidation products from jet fuels will be formed in the presence of fuel and oxygen at elevated temperatures. Development of fuels that will not form solid residues depends on the development of a method to analyze the rate of oxidation of fuels. Gravimetric determination of fuel residues was imprecise and time consuming. Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) of oxidation products yields a great deal of fundamental information but is too specific to be used as a rapid method for determining the rate of oxidation. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometry is non-specific and gives integrated signals for classes of oxidation products that will give rapid analytical results for rates of oxidation as well as the ability to study the effectiveness of chemical additives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA269035

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  • David B. Shehee
  • William Schulz

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  • Eastern Kentucky University

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  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

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  • Air Force
  • Alkanes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials Science
  • Optical Materials
  • Organic Chemistry
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  • Spectra
  • Spectrometry
  • Spectroscopy
  • United States

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  • Thin Film Deposition Science.