Jet Fuel

Does anyone know the products of combustion of, say, a ton, of jet fuel?

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M. J. Powell wrote in message ...

Does anyone know the products of combustion of, say, a ton, of jet fuel?

Yes :-

Heat energy
Light energy
Kinetic energy

A ton of it, too ! ;o)

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Does anyone know the products of combustion of, say, a ton, of jet fuel?

Mike
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M.J.Powell

Its a complex subject and the results depend on many factors
including grade of jet fuel , engine design, altitude etc

see the aircraft emissions data bank at
http://www.qinetiq.com/aircraft.html

and

http://www.metrokc.gov/health/seatac/jetfuel.pdf
http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc/aviation/130.htm

Keith

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M. J. Powell wrote in message ...

Does anyone know the products of combustion of, say, a ton, of jet fuel?

Yes :-

Heat energy
Light energy
Kinetic energy

A ton of it, too ! ;o)

No wonder you stay anonymous...

Mike
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M.J.Powell

But it WAS a good laugh!!!

Mark


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M. J. Powell wrote in message ...

Does anyone know the products of combustion of, say, a ton, of jet fuel?

Yes :-

Heat energy
Light energy
Kinetic energy

A ton of it, too ! ;o)

No wonder you stay anonymous...

Mike
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M.J.Powell

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"M. J. Powell" wrote:

Does anyone know the products of combustion of, say, a ton, of jet fuel?


Hmmm.... hydrocarbons plus oxygen.... about two tons of carbon dioxide
and water vapor?

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"M. J. Powell" wrote:

Does anyone know the products of combustion of, say, a ton, of jet fuel?


Hmmm.... hydrocarbons plus oxygen.... about two tons of carbon dioxide
and water vapor?

Oxygen?

How much water vapour for one ton of fuel?

Mike
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In article ,
"M. J. Powell" wrote:

Does anyone know the products of combustion of, say, a ton, of jet fuel?


Hmmm.... hydrocarbons plus oxygen.... about two tons of carbon dioxide
and water vapor?

Oxygen?

Or Chlorine, or sulfur.

How much water vapour for one ton of fuel?

Which kind? Combustion only burns the end of the hydrocarbon into water
(for oxygen) and jet fuel comes in molecules of different lengths. From
coal oil to kerosene and mixes in between.

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"M. J. Powell" wrote:

Does anyone know the products of combustion of, say, a ton, of jet fuel?


Hmmm.... hydrocarbons plus oxygen.... about two tons of carbon dioxide
and water vapor?

Oxygen?

Oxygen is a product of combustion?

Or Chlorine, or sulfur.

How much water vapour for one ton of fuel?

Which kind? Combustion only burns the end of the hydrocarbon into water
(for oxygen) and jet fuel comes in molecules of different lengths. From
coal oil to kerosene and mixes in between.

What is the typical output of water vapour for typical fuels, then?

Mike
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In article ,
"M. J. Powell" wrote:

Does anyone know the products of combustion of, say, a ton, of jet fuel?


Hmmm.... hydrocarbons plus oxygen.... about two tons of carbon dioxide
and water vapor?

Oxygen?

Yup, that's what "burning" requires. Generally, the atmosphere supplies it in
the form of O2.

I was asking about the products of combustion.

How much water vapour for one ton of fuel?

Hydrocarbons have about 2 hydrogens (CnH2n+2 for alkanes, CnH2n for Alkenes,
etc.) for every carbon. Using decane (C10) or undecane (C11) to represent jet
fuel may be reasonable - the density looks about right. You can figure an
average molecular weight somewhere in the large neighborhood of 150 #/#-mole
(that'll get you a rough number for molecules in a ton). The chemical balance
and actual computation are left as an exercise for the student...

Do I understand that you don't know?

Mike
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