Jet Fuel Specifications

What are the Goals?

By the end of this Jet Fuel Specifications training course, participants will be able to:

• Describe jet fuel chemistry, manufacturing, and handling.
• Understand the basics of jet fuel production and its relevant refining processes.
• Explain jet fuel properties and their impact on fuel performance.
• Discuss jet fuel quality, specifications, and market fundamentals of supply and demand.
• Troubleshoot quality problems and contamination of jet fuels.
• Understand Jet fuel trading and pricing mechanisms.

Who is this Training Course for?

This Jet Fuel Specifications training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Fuel Quality Specialists
• Process and Operation Engineers
• Senior Operation Personnel
• Technical Supervisory Staff
• Anyone who needs to know more about the aviation fuels market.

Daily Agenda

Day One: Introduction and jet fuel Supply Chain

• Introduction
• Supply Chain Overview
• Refineries
• Blending
• Jet fuel contamination in the supply chain, types of contamination, and where it can occur
• Refinery configurations and the impact on jet fuel production
• Effect of refinery configurations on jet fuel yield and quality

Day Two: Jet Fuel Types, Chemistry, and Standards

• Different types of Jet fuels
• Molecular Families in Jet Fuel: Composition and chemistry of jet fuels
• Typical physical and chemical properties
• Jet fuel performance characteristics
• Additives
• Full conformity test

Day Three: Jet Fuel Specifications and Test Methods

• Testing parameters for jet fuel
• Sampling for testing of jet fuel
• Laboratory requirements
• B-1 level testing
• Acidity, Calorific Value, Density, Flash Point, Freezing Point, Storage Stability, Thermal Stability, Viscosity, Volatility, Water, etc.
• Effect of fuel properties on engine performance
• Troubleshoot quality problems and contamination of jet fuel

Day Four: Jet Fuel Manufacturing Technologies

•  Different manufacturing technologies
• Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): safe, reliable, low carbon
• Sustainable Feedstocks for Producing SAF
• Synthetic jet fuel
• Bio-jet fuel

Day Five: Quality Control/Assurance along the Supply Chain

•  Transportation from the refinery to the airport
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Management System
• Quality Audits
• Jet Fuel Certification
• Documentation