Degradation and Characterization of Antimisting Kerosene (AMK)

Experiments are described which demonstrate the feasibility of degrading Antimisting Kerosene (AMK) in a single pass with a system consisting of a hydraulic fuel pump from a TF30 engine and several types of flow restrictors such as packed tubes or needle valves. The performance of the degraded AMK was evaluated with full-scale aircraft filters (JT8D and CF6), a T63 combustor and laboratory scale tests including filtration, ignition, and gel permeation chromatography. Rheological experiments indicated that while the shear viscosity of AMK increases above a critical shear rate, the magnitude of the shear viscosity is not large enough to explain the effectiveness of the FM-9 additive. However, it has been shown that, associated with the critical shear rate, AMK exhibits strong viscoelastic effects that are not evident at low shear rates or in flow through an orifice.

• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/91897
• Corporate Authors:

  Southwest Research Institute

  6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510
  San Antonio, TX  United States  78228-0510

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • Mannheimer, R J
• Publication Date: 1982-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 87p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aviation safety; Fire resistance; Jet engine fuels; Kerosene; Mist; Polymers; Rheology; Surface active agents; Viscoelasticity
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01995026
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/FAA/CT-82/93, MED132
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA79WA-4310
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 7 2026 5:29PM