Jet-A kerosene

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Jet-A kerosene is a widely used aviation turbine fuel for jet and turboprop aircraft, characterized by its high energy density, controlled combustion properties, and strict performance and safety specifications.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
JP-8 1
Jet-A kerosene canonical 1
Jet-A kerosene-based aviation fuel 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aviation turbine fuel ⓘ
distillate petroleum product ⓘ
kerosene-type jet fuel ⓘ
boilingRange approximately 150–300 °C ⓘ
color clear to straw-colored ⓘ
combustionProduct carbon dioxide ⓘ
nitrogen oxides ⓘ
particulate matter ⓘ
water vapor ⓘ
containsAdditive antioxidants ⓘ
corrosion inhibitors ⓘ
fuel system icing inhibitors (optional) ⓘ
metal deactivators ⓘ
static dissipater additives ⓘ
densityAt15C approximately 0.775–0.840 kg/L ⓘ
differsFrom Jet A-1 by higher maximum freezing point ⓘ
energyDensityByMass about 43 MJ/kg ⓘ
energyDensityByVolume about 34 MJ/L ⓘ
flashPoint minimum about 38 °C ⓘ
freezingPoint maximum −40 °C ⓘ
hasProperty clean burning characteristics ⓘ
controlled combustion characteristics ⓘ
controlled volatility ⓘ
good thermal stability ⓘ
high energy density ⓘ
low freezing point ⓘ
low sulfur content ⓘ
strict performance specifications ⓘ
strict safety specifications ⓘ
mainConstituents C8–C16 hydrocarbons ⓘ
naphthenic hydrocarbons ⓘ
paraffinic hydrocarbons ⓘ
mayContain small amounts of aromatic hydrocarbons ⓘ
notIdenticalTo Jet A-1 kerosene ⓘ
producedFrom crude oil ⓘ
productionProcess atmospheric distillation ⓘ
hydrotreating ⓘ
regulatedByStandard ASTM D1655 ⓘ
Def Stan 91-091 (for similar Jet A-1) ⓘ
requiresCertificationBy airframe manufacturers ⓘ
engine manufacturers ⓘ
storageRequirement electrostatic discharge management ⓘ
particulate contamination control ⓘ
water contamination control ⓘ
typicalSulfurLimit 0.3 mass percent ⓘ
usedFor powering jet aircraft ⓘ
powering turboprop aircraft ⓘ
usedIn commercial aviation in the United States ⓘ
general aviation turbine aircraft ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

RP-1 → relatedTo → Jet-A kerosene ⓘ
PW2037 → fuelType → Jet-A kerosene-based aviation fuel ⓘ
linked to: Jet-A kerosene
JP-4 → replacedBy → JP-8 ⓘ
linked to: Jet-A kerosene