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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/eri.2015.3.1.031

The use of liquefied petroleum gas (lpg) and natural gas in gas turbine jet engines  

Koc, Ibrahim (Aerospace Engineering Department, Turkish Air Force Academy)
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Advances in Energy Research / v.3, no.1, 2015 , pp. 31-43 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper compares the performance of JP-8(Jet Propellant) fuel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas in the F110 GE100 jet engine. The cost of natural gas usage in gas turbine engines is lower than JP-8 and LPG. LPG cost is more than JP-8. LPG volume is bigger than JP-8 in the same flight conditions. Fuel tank should be cryogenic for using natural gas in the aircraft. Cost and weight of the cryogenic tanks are bigger. Cryogenic tanks decrease the move capability of the aircraft. The use of jet propellant (JP) is the best in available application for F110 GE 100 jet engine.
Keywords
liquefied petroleum gas; natural gas; jet propellant; gas turbine jet engine;
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