Aviation Turbine Fuel Properties and Their Trends

810850

08/01/1981

Event
West Coast International Meeting and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
This paper is an examination of published Jet A inspection data covering selected property distributions, averages, and trends for the period from 1969 to 1979. Yearly median values of aromatics, mercaptan sulfur content, 10-percent distillation temperature, smoke point, and freezing point are changing with time, approaching their specification limit values, particularly in the last three years. A near-specification property is defined as one within a stated tolerance band around the specification limit. On this basis, most fuel samples have one to three near-specification properties, the most common being aromatics, smoke point, and freezing point.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/810850
Pages
12
Citation
Friedman, R., "Aviation Turbine Fuel Properties and Their Trends," SAE Technical Paper 810850, 1981, https://doi.org/10.4271/810850.
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Publisher
Published
Aug 1, 1981
Product Code
810850
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English