JP54 AVIATION JET FUEL

Product Overview

Description

JP54 is an abbreviation of "Jet Propulsion, A1, Colonial Grade 54". During the refining process, only 15% of the crude oil consists of JP54, the rest of the brand is used for various types of plastic.

Designed by JP Morgan, the colonial class JP54 has been replaced by AVGAS, also known as AVGAS100LL, a low-sulfur kerosene used worldwide. This is gas!
JP54 provides the operation of gas turbine aircraft engines. Jet A and A-1 have specifications that can be used in fuel worldwide. Jet B is used in cold weather.

In fact, most types of jet fuel exported from Russia are “JP54” or “Colonial JP54”. It is similar to Jet A, except that the specific energy is 18.4 mJ / kg, compared to 42.8 mJ / kg of Jet A.

There is also a slight difference in supplementation. Jet fuels have many specifications. There is a guide to 100+ pages needed to describe them. However, all jet fuels belong to A1, which allows the engines not to leave a white tail in the sky, showing where the plane is.

Jet fuel is kerosene, not a distillate such as Gasoil / Diesel. At a refinery, it is separated from gasoline and paraffin.

Thus, no airline will ever buy a JP54. There are no suppliers who will trade JP54, and you will also not find an oil company that sells “JP54”. They will sell A1 aviation fuel in accordance with many specifications. There is no ticker on the commodity exchanges for JP54 so you can see the market value of the product.

There are no special temperature dependencies. Remember, at 40,000 feet, temperatures are around -46 degrees, no matter where you are or what time of year. The only problem with temperature is that when you visit areas with a humid hot climate, the air that is in your tanks contains a lot of water that condenses and forms piercing ice crystals that will destroy the jet turbine. Airlines correct this with additives, usually fatty acids.

Military-grade jet fuel is produced at refineries and delivered directly from them, since special additives are needed for it.