Antiwear Properties of Plant—Mineral-Based Fuels for Airbreathing Jet Engines

• Published in: Chemistry and technology of fuels and oils Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Yakovleva, A. V., Boichenko, S. V., Lejda, K., Vovk, O. A., Kuszewski, Kh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01-03-2017; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aerospace engines; Aviation fuel; Boundary layers; Boundary layers (Fluid dynamics); Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chemmotology; Gas turbine engines; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Jet engines; Lubricants; Lubricants industry; Lubrication; Mineral Resources; Properties (attributes); Rapeseed; AJE fuel; lubricating capacity; scoring load; antiwear properties; alternative fuel; biocomponents; friction
• ISSN: 0009-3092; 1573-8310
• DOI: 10.1007/s10553-017-0774-x

Antiwear properties of fuels for airbreathing jet engines (AJE) based on three types of rapeseed-oil biocomponents and their blends are studied experimentally. It is shown that the biocomponents are much better lubricants than conventional petroleum fuels for AJE. The studies found that additionof biocomponents to aviation fuel strengthens boundary layers and thereby improves the antiwear properties of the fuel blends. It is demonstrated that additional modification of the biocomponents enhances their lubricating capacity with respect to standard rapeseed-oil components.