Boosting the thermal stability of jet fuel

Military jet aircraft are cooled by transferring heat from electronics systems and other sources into the aircraft's fuel. But in the late 1980s, concerns arose that fuel temperatures in future high-performance aircraft could get high enough to cause charring (coke formation) and degrade engine performance.

GE Water & Process Technologies, in a joint program with the Air Force, Navy, and other industry partners, developed GE +100 fuel additive, which increases the thermal stability of JP8 jet fuel by 100°F. As a result new class of fuel, JP8+100, has been used in aircraft around the world - commercial and military - to enable operation with:

	Reduced soot and coke creation in the combustor
	Sustained engine power levels
	Reduced coke buildup on fuel nozzle face
	Extended fuel-nozzle cleaning intervals
	Reduced generation of smoke and particulates

GE +100 is one of several GE fuel additives that can help ensure wider applicability of the aviation fuels you produce.