New fuel for the next generation of military aircraft is the goal of a team of Penn State researchers who are demonstrating that jet fuel can be made from bituminous coal. "On a pilot scale, we have produced thermally stable coal-based jet fuel," says Dr. Harold H. Schobert, professor of fuel science and director of Penn State's Energy Institute. "This coal-based fuel can absorb significant amounts of heat and remain stable to 900 degrees Fahrenheit". The fuel will be provisionally designated jet propulsion 900 or JP900 because of this high temperature stability. "We do not have much doubt now that we can do this," says Schobert. "We have a lot more to do and it will be expensive, but there is not much doubt that it will work."
Its interesting to read the future for a possible replacement for Jet A1, Oil supplies are decreasing and will only get lower...
What do you think about this type of possible fuel alternate...?
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