Behavior of Fuels at Low Temperatures

• Main Author: Frame, E. A.
• Other Authors: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INST SAN ANTONIO TXBELVOIR FUELS AND LUBRICANTS RESEARCHFACILITY
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1980
• Subjects: Fuels; *JET ENGINE FUELS; *DIESEL FUELS; LOW TEMPERATURE; CONDUCTIVITY; ALASKA; TEST METHODS; ICE FORMATION; INHIBITORS; VISCOSITY; FUEL CONTAMINATION; SEPARATORS; FUEL ADDITIVES; FUEL FILTERS; JP-4 fuels; JP-5 fuels; JP-8 fuels; DF-A fuels; DF-1 fuels; Arctic; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA100332; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA100332

In developing the filter/separator component of the Arctic Fuel Dispensing Equipment, MERADCOM is considering two options: (1) development of a completely new filter/separator or (2) modification of the current Military Standard filter/separator for use at low temperatures. This report contains test data on the low-temperature behavior of five test fuels - JP-4, JP-5, JP-8, DF- A, and DF-1 as well as two additional test fuels made by adding icing inhibitor (ethylene glycol monomethyl ether) to the DF-A and DF-1. Four additional fuels were obtained from Alaska (JP-4, Jet A-1, DF-A, and JP-5) and low temperature behavior of these field samples was determine. This report contains (1) a brief summary of industry practice in handling fuels at low temperatures, (2) inspection properties of test fuels, (3) viscosities and conductivities of fuels at low temperatures, (4) fuel contaminant behavior at low temperatures, and (5) fuel system icing inhibitor effects at low temperatures. (Author)