Thermal Stability Testing of the Baker Flo-XS Pipeline Drag Reducing Additive

摘要

The Americal Petroleum Institute (API) conducted a surery in 1997 that showed over 40% of the pipelines dedicated to jet fuel use in the U.S.will be at maximum capactiy in the next 10 years (1). This is due to the forecasted increased demand for jet fuel by commercial airalines. A potential alternative to building more pipelines is the ues of a drag-reducing additive. Drag reducing additives (DRAs) are routinely used in crude oil and products including kersoene, gasoline, diesel fuel and home heating oil to reudce operating costs and increase throughput. However, in order to gain approval for use in jet fuel, appropriate testing mest be accomplished to demonstrate that the DRA does not cause deleterious impact to aricraft system components. In this study, the Baker Flo-XS (DRA) drag-reducing additive was tested to determine any deleterious impact on the thermal stability properties of the jet fuel.