Research Article
Alternate-Fueled Combustor-Sector Performance—Part A: Combustor Performance and Part B: Combustor Emissions
Table 2
Fuel specifications for FT fuel, AFRL no. 5172-6: Lab report 2007LA06946001.
| | Method | Test | Result |
| | ASTM D 3242-05 | Total acid number (mg KOH/g) | 0.002 | | ASTM D 1319-05 | Aromatics (% vol) | 0.0 | | ASTM D 3227-04a | Mercaptan sulfur (% mass) | 0.000 | | ASTM D 4294-03 | Total sulfur (% mass) | 0.00 | | ASTM D 86-07a | Distillation | | | Initial boiling point (°C) | 148 | | 10% recovered (°C) | 162 | | 20% recovered (°C) | 163 | | 50% recovered (°C) | 169 | | 90% recovered (°C) | 185 | | End point (°C) | 198 | | Residue (% vol) | 0.9 | | Loss (% vol) | 1.1 | | ASTM D 93-07 | Flash point (°C) | 44 | | ASTM D 4052-96 | API gravity at 60°F | 60.5 | | ASTM D 5972-05 | Freezing point (°C) | −54 | | ASTM D 445-06 | Viscosity at −20 °C (mm2/s) | 2.6 | | ASTM D 3338-05 | Net heat of combustion (MJ/kg) | 44.2 | | ASTM D 3343-05 | Hydrogen content (% mass) | 15.6 | | ASTM D 1322-97 | Smoke point (mm) | 40.0 | | ASTM D 130-04 | Copper strip corrosion (2 h at 100°C) | 1a | | ASTM D 3241-06 | Thermal stability at 260°C | | | Change in pressure (mmHg) | 0 | | Tube deposit rating, visual | 1 | | ASTM D 381-04 | Existent gum (mg/100 mL) | <1 | | ASTM D 5452-06 | Particulate matter (mg/L) | 0.5 | | MIL-DTL-83133E | Filtration time (min) | 3 | | ASTM D 1094-00 | Water reaction interface rating | 1 | | ASTM D 5006-03 | FSII (% vol) | 0.00 | | ASTM D 2624-07 | Conductivity (pS/m) | 233 | | ASTM D 5001-06 | Lubricity test (BOCLE) wear scar (mm) | 0.77 | | ASTM D 4809-06 | Net heat of combustion (MJ/kg) | 44.2 | | MIL-DTL-83133E | Workmanship | Pass |
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