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ACCESS II Flight Experiment Fuel Properties and Effects on Engine Performance Dan Bulzan Vantage Partners, LLC Cleveland, OH ACCESS II Workshop Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center January 9, 2015 Orlando, FL ACCESS II Fuels

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Dan Bulzan Vantage Partners, LLC Cleveland, OH

ACCESS II Flight Experiment Fuel Properties and Effects on Engine Performance

ACCESS II Workshop Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center January 9, 2015 Orlando, FL

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Standard JP-8 fuel from NASA Armstrong Fuel Storage Tanks,

5/7/14

HEFA - Camelina based Hydrotreated Esters and Fatty Acids from

Honeywell UOP (same fuel used in ACCESS I), ~6200 gals

Low Sulfur Jet A, Special Fuel(10 ppm or less) Produced by Chevron

Phillips, FSII and Conductivity Added,~ 40,000 gals

50/50 Blend of HEFA-Low Sulfur Jet A
Blend 1, 4/29/14
Blend 2, 5/27/14
Medium Sulfur Jet A – Produced by adding Tetrahydrothiophene

(C4H8S) to the Low Sulfur Jet A, 5/12/14

ACCESS II Fuels

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DANA Tanks used for Fuel Storage 10,000 gal fuel truck used to blend, mix, store, and supply HEFA/Jet A Blend THT Sulfur Additive added to Low S Jet A in DANA Tank and pumped back and forth into a leased aviation fuel truck.

Fuel Logistics

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ACCESS II Fuel Properties

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GC X GC Fuel Analysis Summary Table

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Paraffins

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Cycloparaffins

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Aromatics

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Aromatics

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Engine Performance - Ground Test

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Engine Performance – Ground Test

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Acknowledgements

Tim Edwards and Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB
NASA Armstrong Fuel Support and DC-8 Teams
Support from NASA VPL Task 344