Open AccessAnalysis of fuel properties applied at a structure of aircraft
Author(s) -
Edyta Janeba-Bartoszewicz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
autobusy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2450-7725
pISSN - 1509-5878
DOI - 10.24136/atest.2019.045
Subject(s) - aviation , turbojet , aviation fuel , jet fuel , aircraft fuel system , propeller , alternative fuels , engineering , piston (optics) , synthetic fuel , diesel fuel , waste management , environmental science , aeronautics , automotive engineering , aerospace engineering , combustion , vapor lock , combustion chamber , chemistry , marine engineering , biochemistry , physics , organic chemistry , optics , wavefront , catalysis
The article presents the current status of liquid fuels used in aviation. The physicochemical properties of these liquids are discussed against the background of the type of aviation and mission. Aviation fuels are mixtures of hydrocarbons most often obtained from conservative or processing crude oil, supplemented with additives improving their exploitation properties. Currently, aviation fuels occur in two basic types: fuels for turbojet engines and fuels for piston engines. The basic fuel for commercial air transport and military aviation is fuel for turbo-propeller engines. Synthetic compounds and various types of alternative fuels are used more rarely as aviation fuels. A specific role is played by hydrazine used in the emergency power supply system of aircraft, for example, in multi-purpose fighter planes F-16.