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Alternate-fueled combustion-sector emissions
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lynch, Amy Hankins, Terry Corporan, Edwin Saxena, Nikita T. Stutrud, Jeffrey S. Hendricks, Robert C. Shouse, Dale T. Neuroth, Craig Thomas, Anna E. Frayne, Charles W. |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | In order to meet rapidly growing demand for fuel, as well as address environmental concerns, the aviation industry has been testing alternate fuels for performance and technical usability in commercial and military aircraft. Currently, alternate aviation fuels must satisfy MIL-DTL- 83133F(2008) (military) or ASTM D 7566- Annex(2011) (commercial) standards and are termed drop-in fuel replacements. Fuel blends of up to 50% alternative fuel blended with petroleum (JP-8), which have become a practical alternative, are individually certified on the market. In order to make alternate fuels (and blends) a viable option for aviation, the fuel must be able to perform at a similar or higher level than traditional petroleum fuel. They also attempt to curb harmful emissions, and therefore a truly effective alternate fuel would emit at or under the level of currently used fuel. This paper analyzes data from gaseous and particulate emissions of an aircraft combustor sector. The data were evaluated at various inlet conditions, including variation in pressure and temperature, fuel-to-air ratios, and percent composition of alternate fuel. Traditional JP-8+100 data were taken as a baseline, and blends of JP- 8+100 with synthetic-paraffinic-kerosene (SPK) fuel (Fischer-Tropsch (FT)) were used for comparison. Gaseous and particulate emissions, as well as flame luminosity, were assessed for differences between FT composition of 0%, 50%, and 100%. The data showed that SPK fuel (a FT-derived fuel) had slightly lower harmful gaseous emissions, and smoke number information corroborated the hypothesis that SPK-FT fuels are cleaner burning fuels. |
| File Size | 576331 |
| Page Count | 8 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20120003372 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6f23z73g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2012-02-27 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Propellants And Fuels Fischer-tropsch Process Aircraft Fuels Kerosene Carbon Dioxide Hydrocarbons Particulates Engine Tests Alternatives Jp-8 Jet Fuel Contaminants Nitrogen Oxides Synthetic Fuels Combustion Chambers Exhaust Emission Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
