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2 Physical and Chemical Properties of Military Fuels
Pages 13-17

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... , and a small amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons might be present in JP-5. Because water contamination in aviation fuels is a serious problem, a fuel-system icing inhibitor is added to the fuel to eliminate the formation of ice in 13
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From page 14...
... JP-8 was developed for the Air Force to provide a safe Icerosene-based jet fuel that would still have adequate reliability and an acceptable freezing point. DFM is a blend of diesel fuel that is basically the same as kerosene to which high-boiling-point fractions and highboiling-point residual oils have been added.
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From page 15...
... 20% evaporated: 50% evaporated: 90% evaporated: En(1 point: Flash point, minimum: Vapor pressure: Specific gravity, Icg/L, 1 5°C, Minimum: Maximum: Heating value, Btu/Ib, .
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From page 16...
... 1.8mm Hg (28°C) 1 8,400 8 C8-Cg aliphatic hydrocarbons, vol % ~ 9%; C1O-Cl4 aliphatic hydrocarbons, vol % ~ 65%; Cl5-Cl7 aliphatic hydrocarbons, vol % ~ 7%; aromatics, vol % - ~ 8%.
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From page 17...
... : 8 % volatile by volume at 38°C: Negligible Flash point: 52°C Autoignition temperature: Composition: Conversion factors at standard temperature and pressure: 257°C C9-C20 paraffins, vol % aromatics, vo! % - 44%; napUthalenes, vol % ~ 44%; may contain some ~ < 10%)
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  • kerosene include
  • military fuel
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  • acceptable freezing
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  • fuels consist
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  • potential toxicity
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  • mm hg
  • aliphatic hydrocarbons
  • specific gravity
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