JP-8 Composition and Variability.
Abstract
This report is intended to provide information on the chemical composition of JP-8 fuel for use in assessing the impact of this fuel's use. The composition information contained in this report was obtained from a snapshot sampling of JP-8 fuel in use worldwide. Although it was not possible to obtain samples from all JP-8 locations, the samples obtained from regional aerospace fuels laboratories in Italy, Tampa, FL., Dayton, OH, and Mukilteo, WA are expected to include coverage of most worldwide suppliers of this type of fuel. The fuel samples were analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry using a medium high resolution gas chromatographic separation. A large number of the hydrocarbon components in the samples were identified and quantitated using a target compound analysis scheme which combined gas chromatographic and mass spectral information in an effort to ensure the correct compounds were quantitated and that interferences from co-eluting compounds were minimized. In addition to this careful attempt at quantifying most of the hydrocarbon constituents of the fuel, the raw chromatographic peak areas of the total ion chromatograms were examined, and the components responsible for the 100 peaks with the largest average areas were tentatively identified from the mass spectral data
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA317177
Entities
People
- Howard T. Mayfield
Organizations
- Armstrong Laboratory