Test and evaluation of shale derived jet fuel by the United States Air Force
In June 1980, the United States Congress passed the Energy Security Act which provided for the formation of the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation and amended the Defense Production Act of 1950 to provide for synthetic fuels for the Department of Defense (DOD). A subsequent law, P.L., 96-304, appropriated up to $20 billion for financial incentives to foster a national synthetic fuel industry. The initial synthetic fuel project funded under the Energy Security Act is the Unocal Parachute Creek Project in Colorado with an expected shale oil production of 10,000 bbls/day. The Defense Fuel Supply Center (DFSC) contracted with Gary Energy Refining Company, Fruita, Colorado to provide approximately 5,000 bbls/day of shale JP-4 for the United States Air Force (USAF) using crude from the Parachute Creek Project, with initial deliveries to begin in 1985.
- OSTI ID:
- 6129854
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8509221-
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Beijing international gas turbine symposium and exposition, Beijing, China, 1 Sep 1985
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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AVIATION FUELS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
JET ENGINE FUELS
COMBUSTION
SHALE OIL
REFINING
AIRCRAFT
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT
ENERGY SECURITY ACT
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FLIGHT TESTING
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
PROCESSING
QUALITY ASSURANCE
SYNTHETIC FUELS CORPORATION
SYNTHETIC FUELS INDUSTRY
US DOD
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
INDUSTRY
LAWS
MINERAL OILS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
TESTING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
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