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Title: Comparison of the effects of aging conditions and type of soluble copper used on JP-5 fuel thermal stability

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OSTI ID:370759
 [1];  [2]
  1. Geo-Centers, Inc., Ft Washington, MD (United States)
  2. Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC (United States)

Our earlier studies indicate that the precursors that lead to thermal deposits can be formed/accelerated when the fuel is aged in the presence of copper. For convenience, the aging of jet fuels in the presence of copper has been studied using: (1) copper II ethyl acetoacetate (CuEA); and (2) accelerated aging in a Low Pressure Reactor. Long term studies are being conducted to establish that a reliable correlation exists between such lab tests and field conditions viz., storage at ambient conditions in the presence of copper-nickel alloy for an equivalent period. To date, the results for only one of the three fuels being examined are available. Thermal stabilities of the aged and non aged fuel were determined using the gravimetric JFTOT.

OSTI ID:
370759
Report Number(s):
CONF-960376-; TRN: 96:003805-0819
Resource Relation:
Conference: Spring national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), New Orleans, LA (United States), 24-28 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 211th ACS national meeting; PB: 2284 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English