Accession Number:

AD0610591

Title:

STABILITY OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE, HYDROCARBON JET FUELS DURING STORAGE.

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AIR FORCE AERO PROPULSION LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO

Report Date:

1964-11-01

Abstract:

The Air Force has encountered problems of storing fuel for high-speed, air-breathing aircraft. The thermal stability of high-temperature, hydrocarbon jet fuels is affected by periods of storage. During storage, jet fuels must retain their physical and chemical characteristics. Eighteen JP-6 fuels and nine Thermally Stable fuels were stored for various periods of time data are presented on the results. After only 30 weeks of ambient storage, eight JP-6 fuels failed to pass the minimum specification requirements Specification MIL-J-25656B for thermal stability. All of the fuels monitored passed the thermal stability requirement when procured by the Air Force. The critical period in the life of high-temperature fuels regarding thermal stability occurs in the early storage period. Handling, transfer, and fuel deterioration are cited as possible influences on this early storage degradation. Author

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Rept. for May 62-Jan 64,

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Prepared in cooperation with Monsanto Research Corp., Everett, Mass., Contract AF33 657 8193; Dayton Univ., Ohio. Research Inst., Contract AF33 657 9175.

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0085

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