Smoking Characteristics of Various Fuels as Determined by Open-Cup and Laboratory-Burner Smoke Tests

Abstract

At the request of the Air Technical Service Command, Army Air Forces, the Cleveland laboratory of the NACA is conducting tests in an I-16 combustion chamber to obtain performance data on a variety of hydrocarbon fuels. Inasmuch as the smoking tendency of jet-propulsion fuels is of interest, a laboratory program has been conducted to obtain data on the smoking behavior of fuels. The results of open-cam smoke tests of 25 hydrocarbon fuels and of two series of prepared blends are presented. In order to determine the effect of fuel-air ratio as well as hydrocarbon class on the smoking behavior of fuels, 21 hydrocarbons were tested in a laboratory burner at fuel-air ratios ranging from 0.062 to 0.119. The results of these controlled-burning smoke tests are also presented. Correlation with data from full-scale jet-propulsion tests will be necessary to determine the applicability of the results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1945
Accession Number
ADA801401

Entities

People

  • Earl R. Ebersole
  • Henry C. Barnett

Organizations

  • Glenn Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Alkanes
  • Alkenes
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Boiling
  • Boiling Point
  • Burning Rate
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Flow Rate
  • Fuel Air Ratio
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Ignition
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Kerosene

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.