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Shell provides fuels for military use, access this page to find out which fuels are available and the military specifications they meet.
- Jet Fuel Additives
The additive content of jet fuels varies considerably,...
- Grades and Specifications
If compatible with a particular aircraft, certain biofuels...
- Avgas
This grade is listed in the same specifications as Avgas...
- Shell Water Detector
The Joint Inspection Group (JIG), which sets the standards...
- Civil Jet Fuel
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- Jet Fuel Additives
– Army NO USE POLICY - The currently used +100 additive has a Dispersant/Detergent component that affects Army fuel/water separators increasing risk of water to enter fuel tanks. In addition, no benefit has been identified for Army systems. Unclassified
JP-8, or JP8 (for "Jet Propellant 8"), is a jet fuel, specified and used widely by the US military. It is specified by MIL-DTL-83133 and British Defence Standard 91-87, and similar to commercial aviation's Jet A-1, but with the addition of corrosion inhibitor and anti-icing additives.
JET B is a civil grade of wide cut type aviation turbine fuel which has a different freezing point (-50 o C) from F-40 (-58 o C) and does not normally contain FSII. For further details about these fuels, see Annex C to STANAG 1135.
NDF F-76 is utilized in propulsion and electric generating systems, and JP-5 jet fuel is used for aircraft operations and as an emergency fuel for systems utilizing F-76. Since the conversion from NSFO to F-76, there has been interest in an additional conversion to a shipboard single-fuel operation.
Bulk Petroleum Products: Military Specification Fuels Overview. DLA Energy Bulk Petroleum Products provides contract support for the bulk petroleum supply chain, including worldwide military jet fuel and marine diesel fuel requirements (JAA/JA1, JP8, JP5, F76 and EN590).
Access this page for full details of World-wide Civil Jet Fuel Grades, including grading for countries like China, the Former Soviet Union and the USA.
