- Jet fuel
- A refined petroleum product used in jet aircraft engines. It includes kerosene-type jet fuel and naphtha-type jet fuel.U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
Energy terms . 2014.
Jet fuel
Look at other dictionaries:
Jet fuel — An Airbus A310 being fueled at Prague Airport Jet fuel is a type of aviation fuel designed for use in aircraft powered by gas turbine engines. It is clear to straw colored in appearance. The most commonly used fuels for commercial aviation are… … Wikipedia
jet fuel — reaktyviniai degalai statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Naftos distiliavimo produktai, naudojami reaktyvinėms sistemoms. atitikmenys: angl. jet fuel; jet propellant; jet aircraft fuel; jet engine fuel; jet propulsion fuel rus. реактивное… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
jet fuel — fuel used for jet propelled aircraft … English contemporary dictionary
Jet Fuel Formula — Infobox Rocky and Bullwinkle story arc name = Jet Fuel Formula caption = Bullwinkle, Rocky, Gidney Cloyd, in a scene from Jet Fuel Formula season = 1 story arc =1 segments = 40 date start = 19 November 1959 date conc = c. 31 March 1960 program =… … Wikipedia
jet fuel control — The fuel metering system for a gas turbine engine, which ascertains the operating conditions of the engine and meters into burners the correct amount of fuel for that condition. Jet fuel control can be either hydromechanical or electronic or a… … Aviation dictionary
jet fuel — Kerosine type fuels or blends of gasoline, distillate, and residual oils which are used as fuels for gas turbine powered aircraft … Petroleum refining glossary
jet fuel — Fuels designed for use in gas turbine engines … Aviation dictionary
Kerosene-type jet fuel — A kerosene based product having a maximum distillation temperature of 400 degrees Fahrenheit at the 10 percent recovery point and a final maximum boiling point of 572 degrees Fahrenheit and meeting ASTM Specification D 1655and Military… … Energy terms
Naphtha-type jet fuel — A fuel in the heavy naphtha boiling range having an average gravity of 52.8 degrees API, 20 to 90 percent distillation temperatures of 290 degrees to 470 degrees Fahrenheit, and meeting Military Specification MIL T 5624L (Grade JP 4).It is used … Energy terms
Fuel hedging — is a contractual tool used by some airlines to stabilize jet fuel costs. A fuel hedge contract commits an airline to paying a pre determined price for future jet fuel purchases. Airlines enter into such contracts as a bet that future jet fuel… … Wikipedia
