Development of a Test Method for the Determination of the Hydroperoxide Potential and Antioxidant Effectiveness in Jet Fuels During Long Term Storage

A reliable test method is needed for predicting the long term storage stabilities of military aviation turbine fuel reserves as well as for evaluating the effectiveness of antioxidants approved for these fuels. This report addresses this need. It describes a reliable and practical accelerated test method for predicting the peroxidation potential of aviation turbine fuels that are stored for long term periods. A test methodology is also proposed for evaluating antioxidants for future qualification in the military specification, MIL-T-5624. This paper is based on the collective results of extensive rigorous studies performed by the four participating laboratories: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), San Antonio, Texas; Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Washington, D.C.; Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC), Trenton, New Jersey; and the National Institute of Petroleum and Energy Research (NIPER), Bartlesville, Oklahoma.