The design of a combustion test facility for synthetic jet fuel research

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dc.contributor.advisorYates, Andrewen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBurger, Victoren_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-10T09:03:00Z
dc.date.available2014-11-10T09:03:00Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 78-80).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractWith the relatively recent emergence of non-petroleum-derived aviation gas turbine fuels, it was appropriate to review the complete list of jet-fuel specifications to assess whether they were sufficiently robust to ensure fit-forpurpose within the new paradigm. Although this has been an industry-wide endeavour, there were some particular research areas that were identified for special in-house attention by Sasol, as the world’s first commercial producer of approved and certified semi-synthetic and fully synthetic jet fuel. The project described in this report formed part of one of these research areas, which pertained to ignition and combustion stability in gas turbines and the role played by various fuel attributes and properties. The project was conducted at the Sasol Advance Fuels Laboratory based at the University of Cape Town. The project entailed the design and construction of a combustion test facility for conducting synthetic jet fuel research. The primary intended focus of the facility was the investigation of ignition and combustion stability behaviour of various test fuels, ranging from commercial jet fuel to single component model fuels. The scope of the project also included the design of both a basic homogeneous and a heterogeneous combustor which served to verify the facility’s suitability for investigating the influence of fuel chemistry and combustor inlet conditions on ignition and combustion stability limits.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBurger, V. (2009). <i>The design of a combustion test facility for synthetic jet fuel research</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9495en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBurger, Victor. <i>"The design of a combustion test facility for synthetic jet fuel research."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9495en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBurger, V. 2009. The design of a combustion test facility for synthetic jet fuel research. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Burger, Victor AB - With the relatively recent emergence of non-petroleum-derived aviation gas turbine fuels, it was appropriate to review the complete list of jet-fuel specifications to assess whether they were sufficiently robust to ensure fit-forpurpose within the new paradigm. Although this has been an industry-wide endeavour, there were some particular research areas that were identified for special in-house attention by Sasol, as the world’s first commercial producer of approved and certified semi-synthetic and fully synthetic jet fuel. The project described in this report formed part of one of these research areas, which pertained to ignition and combustion stability in gas turbines and the role played by various fuel attributes and properties. The project was conducted at the Sasol Advance Fuels Laboratory based at the University of Cape Town. The project entailed the design and construction of a combustion test facility for conducting synthetic jet fuel research. The primary intended focus of the facility was the investigation of ignition and combustion stability behaviour of various test fuels, ranging from commercial jet fuel to single component model fuels. The scope of the project also included the design of both a basic homogeneous and a heterogeneous combustor which served to verify the facility’s suitability for investigating the influence of fuel chemistry and combustor inlet conditions on ignition and combustion stability limits. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - The design of a combustion test facility for synthetic jet fuel research TI - The design of a combustion test facility for synthetic jet fuel research UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9495 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9495
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBurger V. The design of a combustion test facility for synthetic jet fuel research. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9495en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCivil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleThe design of a combustion test facility for synthetic jet fuel researchen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSc(Eng)en_ZA
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