Combustion Efficiency Performance of a MIL-F-5624 Type Fuel and Monomethylnapthalene in a Single Vaporizing Combustor


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The performance (combustion efficiency and blowout) of a conventional turbojet fuel, MIL-F-5624 (JP-3), and a low-volatility, high-density hydrocarbon, monomethylnaphthalene, in a single vaporizing type combustor for variations in inlet conditions is presented in this report. The MIL-F-5624 type fuel burned over a wider range of operating conditions and gave combustion efficiencies 2 to 16 percent higher than monomethylnaphthalene. Heat-input rate had little effect on the combustion efficiency of each fuel in the range investigated.




























Combustion Efficiency and Altitude Operational Limits of Three Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels Having High Volumetric Energy Content in a J33 Single Combustion


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The combustion efficiency and the altitude operational limits of three liquid hydrocarbon fuels having high volumetric energy content (decalin, tetralin, and monomethylnaphthalene) were compared with an AN-F-58 fuel in a single tubular combustor from a J33 turbojet engine. The investigation covered a range of simulated engine conditions for altitudes from 20,000 to 60,000 feet; 42- to 107-percent normal rated engine speed; and a flight Mach number of 0.6. The independent effects of combustor-inlet-air temperature, pressure, and mass air flow on the combustion efficiency of the fuels were determined around a standard combustion-inlet condition.