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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


  1. 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

  2. ACCESS II Fuels • 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 (C 4 H 8 S) to the Low Sulfur Jet A, 5/12/14

  3. Fuel Logistics DANA Tanks used for Fuel 10,000 gal fuel truck used Storage 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.

  4. ACCESS II Fuel Properties

  5. GC X GC Fuel Analysis Summary Table

  6. Paraffins

  7. Cycloparaffins

  8. Aromatics

  9. Aromatics

  10. Engine Performance - Ground Test

  11. Engine Performance – Ground Test

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

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