NASA Broad Specification Fuels Combustion Technology program - Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Phase I results and statusIn connection with increases in the cost of fuels and the reduced availability of high quality petroleum crude, a modification of fuel specifications has been considered to allow acceptance of poorer quality fuels. To obtain the information upon which a selection of appropriate fuels for aircraft can be based, the Broad Specification Fuels Combustion Technology program was formulated by NASA. A description is presented of program-related investigations conducted by an American aerospace company. The specific objective of Phase I of this program has been to evaluate the impact of the use of broadened properties fuels on combustor design through comprehensive combustor rig testing. Attention is given to combustor concepts, experimental evaluation, results obtained with single stage combustors, the stage combustor concept, and the capability of a variable geometry combustor.
Document ID
19820051464
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Lohmann, R. P. (United Technologies Corp. Commercial Products Div., East Hartford, CT, United States)
Fear, J. S. (NASA Lewis Research Center Aerothermodynamics and Fuel Div., Cleveland, OH, United States)