Saturation Limits of Water in Jet Fuel

Abstract

A study of the saturation limits of water in current production of jet fuels over a temperature range of 40 degrees F to 90 degrees F was conducted in order to provide data on the effects of water solubility on uninhibited J-4 jet fuel and JP-4 containing corrosion inhibiting additives. This data is to serve as comparison with data that is received from efficiency tests conducted on various Filter Separator Units. Within the limits of the experimental error, it was observed that the addition of corrosion inhibiting additives to JP-4 jet fuel did not significantly increase the solubility of the water in the fuel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1959
Accession Number
ADA375095

Entities

People

  • Dale A. Barsness
  • Norman L. Bertram

Organizations

  • Wright Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Air Force
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Aviation Fuels
  • Chemistry
  • Contamination
  • Corrosion
  • Efficiency
  • Fuels
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Navy
  • Saturation
  • Separators
  • Solubility

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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