Dependence of Fuel Properties During Blending of Iso-Paraffinic Kerosene and Petroleum-Derived Jet Fuel

Abstract

The studies and analysis performed in this report were made to improve the understanding of blending an Iso-Paraffinic Kerosene (IPK) produced from natural gas via Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis with several petroleum-derived fuels on the resulting chemical, physical and Fit-For-Purpose (FFP) properties. The IPK had a similar distillation range to a typical jet fuel and high iso-/normal alkane ratio. Blending showed a linear dependence in the specification and non-specification properties with blend ratio. Determination and understanding of this dependence allows for the prediction of anticipated fuel properties during blending and for statistical analysis using historical fuel property distribution data to be performed to investigate expected fuel properties and variability as a function of blend ratio.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA504691

Entities

People

  • Linda Shafer
  • Matthew J. Dewitt
  • R. Timothy Edwards
  • Richard Striebich
  • William Harrison Iii
  • Zachary J. West

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Alkanes
  • Aviation Fuels
  • Flash Point
  • Heat Of Combustion
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Petroleum
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Synthetic Fuels

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Petroleum Engineering