Sea Level Operation Demonstration of F404-GE-400 Turbofan Engine with JP-5/Bio-Fuel Mixture

Abstract

An engine performance test was conducted on an uninstalled F404-GE-400 turbofan engine inside the Aircraft Test and Evaluation Facility Hush House at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, on 13 October 2009. The test consisted of two separate engine performance demonstration runs through the full power range of operation using JP-5 fuel and a blend of JP-5 and a plant-based Bio-fuel. Specifically, the Bio-fuel was derived from the flowering plant known as camelina sativa and was manufactured by Sustainable Oils of Bozeman, Montana. The blended fuel consisted of 45% Bio-fuel and 55% JP-5 by volume. Analysis of the corrected performance data revealed no significant change in engine performance or operation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA517278

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  • Christopher Chippa

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

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  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aircrafts
  • Biofuels
  • Calorific Value
  • Demonstrations
  • Engines
  • Exhaust Gases
  • Maryland
  • Measurement
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Performance Tests
  • Power Engineering
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Sea Level
  • Stations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbofan Engines

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