PROPULSION AND POWER RAPID RESPONSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) SUPPORT. Delivery Order 0011: Production Demonstration and Laboratory Evaluation of R-8 and R-8X Hydroprocessed Renewable Jet (HRJ) Fuel for the DoD Alternative Fuels Program

Abstract

The objective of this research project was to determine whether a suitable jet fuel could be made from animal fat and other bio feed stocks. A pilot production of 610 gallons of renewable synthetic fuel (termed R-8 and R-8X for renewable and JP-8 like) was successfully accomplished. In 2008, a nomenclature of hydroprocessed renewable for jet (HRJ) was determined for these classes of fuels. Numerous fuel property tests, engine, combustor and pump demonstrations, and risk assessments were performed for the R-8 HRJ fuel. The R-8 HRJ appears suitable as an aviation fuel blending stock up to 50 vol%. It is also concluded that the unblended and unadditized R-8 HRJ has poor lubricity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA536935

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  • James K. Klein

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  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

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  • Air Force
  • Aviation Fuels
  • Biofuels
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Risk Analysis
  • Surface Tension
  • Synthetic Fuels
  • Test Methods

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