This paper proposes novel Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power Unit (FCAPU) for J150+ aircraft application. The primary version of APU in J150+ aircraft is a gas turbine Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) which is based on gas turbine jet engine but in the suggested FCAPU, the generated electrical power is achieved from chemical energy with higher efficiency. The Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) technology is used to...

PBPK MODELING ASSESSMENT OF THE COMPETITIVE METABOLIC INTERACTIONSFOR M-XYLENE, ETHYLBENZENE, AND A LUMPED AROMATIC FRACTION OF JP-8JET FUEL VAPORJerry L. Campbell and Jeffrey W. Fisher Jet Propellant 8 (JP-8), a kerosene-based jet fuel used in the military, is composed of hundreds of hydrocarbons. A PBPK model was developed to assess the metabolic interactions of JP-8 vapor on ...

Seeds of members of the genus Cuphea accumulate medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs; 8:0-14:0). MCFA- and palmitic acid- (16:0) rich vegetable oils have received attention for jet fuel production, given their similarity in chain length to Jet A fuel hydrocarbons. Studies were conducted to test genes, including those from Cuphea, for their ability to confer jet fuel-type fatty acid accumulation in s...

Seeds of members of the genus Cuphea accumulate medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs; 8:0–14:0). MCFAand palmitic acid(16:0) rich vegetable oils have received attention for jet fuel production, given their similarity in chain length to Jet A fuel hydrocarbons. Studies were conducted to test genes, including those from Cuphea, for their ability to confer jet fuel-type fatty acid accumulation in seed ...

There are many incentives to increase the fuel efficiency of combustion processes. This paper looks at two available options to achieve this goal. The former aims to develop an experimental method that can analyze combustion at extremely high pressures to improve the understanding of high pressure H2/air combustion. Experimental data has been lacking a suitable combustion diagnostic to visualiz...

Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination is a major global prevalent issue in the petroleum sector. This research focuses on evaluating biodegradation of three Gram-negative bacilli, isolated from cowpea planted soil, contaminated with kerosene. The Gram negative bacilli strains have been characterized and identified, using MicrobactTM ID24E systems for the identification of Enterobacteriaceae and c...

A previously healthy 31-year-old man presented to the emergency department complaining of right foot pain and a non-pruritic rash with swelling for one day. He reported spilling jet fuel on his right lower leg at work the previous evening and had worn the fuel-soaked sock for another 10 hours. Physical examination demonstrated a coalescing erythematous macular rash with mild non-pitting edema i...

A 20-year-old male aircraft mechanic presented to our clinic with a chief complaint of hearing loss 1 day after getting sprayed with JP-8 (jet propulsion fuel). The patient reported fuel spraying on his face and ears while taking samples from an aircraft. He reported a persistent burning sensation to his face, lasting approximately 8 hours, followed by a left-sided hearing loss. The patient als...

The near-field of an azimuthally excited round jet was investigated in a combined computational/ experimental study. The reaction zones in the jet were visualized using OH Planar-LaserInduced-Fluorescence ~PLIF! diagnostics. Both axisymmetric and azimuthal modes of the jet were excited to stabilize its spatial structure. Three-dimensional flame visualization of the laboratory jet reconstructed ...