Certification of Alternative Fuel

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1 Certification of Alternative Fuel Mark Rumizen CAAFI Certification Qualification FAA Aviation Fuels Specialist CAAFI

2 Presentation Overview CAAFI Certification and Qualification Fuel Approval Process Fuel s Fuel Evaluation Fuel Certification Alternative Aviation Fuels Status Potential Alternative Fuels Alternative Fuel Status DXXXX 2

3 CAAFI Certification and Qualification Fuel s Fuel Evaluation Process Fuel Certification Process Certification-Qualification Panel Enable Supply Environmental Panel Assess Impact R&D Panel Generate Ideas/Solutions Business & Economics Panel Generate Demand & Target Funding 3

4 Fuel s 4

5 Aircraft Parts FAA Oversight Design Char s & Mfg Eng g Drwgs Aviation Fuel Industry Oversight FAA Oversight Fuel s Performance Properties FAA Operating Limitations 5

6 FAA Regulatory Structure Engine Ratings and Operating Limitations Fuel Powerplant Limitations Fuel Operating Limitations Powerplant limitations in Airplane Flight Manual 91.9 Civil Aircraft Flight Manual no person may operate a civil aircraft without complying with the operating limitations specified in the approved AFM 6

7 ASTM -Writing Organization No Enforcement Role, but Convenient Venue to Review Industry Oversight Equivalent to UK Aviation Fuels Committee (AFC) DEF STAN Jet Fuel Spec Consensus-Based Organization Members Vote on s All Negative Votes Reconciled Membership Users: Engine/Aircraft OEMs, Airlines, Military Producers: Oil Cos, Additive Mfgs, Alt Fuel Cos. User We Won t Use It ASTM Producer We Won t Make It 7

8 Aviation Fuel s Aviation Gasoline Jet Fuel ASTM D910-07a Aviation Gasolines 100LL, 80/87, 91/98 ASTM D a Grade 82 Unleaded Aviation Gasoline (82UL) Def Stan Gasoline, Aviation: Grades 80/87, 100/130 and 100/130 Low Lead ASTM D a Aviation Turbine Fuels (Jet A/A-1) ASTM D Jet B Wide-Cut Aviation Turbine Fuel ASTM D Aviation Certification Turbine Fuel Def Stan Turbine Fuel, Aviation Kerosine Type, Jet A-1 ASTM DXXXX Aviation Turbine Fuel with Synthesized Hydrocarbons 8

9 Fuel Evaluation 9

10 Fuel Evaluation New Engines Existing Engines Existing Fuel 1950 s 1970 s 1990 s 2000 s New Fuel Fuel Evaluation Process 10

11 ASTM Fuel Evaluation Process Properties Fit-For-Purpose Properties Component/Rig/APU Testing Engine Testing Accept ASTM Review & Ballot Reject Re-Eval As Required ASTM ASTM ASTM Research Research Report Report ASTM ASTM Balloting Process OEM Review & Approval 11

12 Fuel Certification 12

13 Fuel Certification Existing Engines 1950 s 1970 s 1990 s 2000 s New Fuel Fuel Certification Process 13

14 Draft FAA Certification Policy Existing Aviation Fuel New Changed Engine/Airplane New & Modified Existing Jet A Equipment Certification Jet B Fuel-Only Equipment Certification Fuel Eval & Equipment Certification Establishing Operating Limitation Fuel Eval & Fuel-Only Equipment Certification New Operating Limitation Fuel Eval & Equipment Certification Fuel Eval & FT & HRJ Unchanged Operating Limitation Drop-in Fuel 14

15 Potential Alternative Aviation Fuels Fischer-Tropsch Coal Syn Gas (CO, H 2 ) Conventional Refinery Processes Metabolic Today Natural Gas Syn-Crude 2-3 years Biomass Gasify HRJ from Plant Oil Plants/Nuts FT Process Cellulose Plants, Sugar Cane, Switchgrass 10 years HRJ from Algae Algae Oil Extraction Harvested Algae Process Facilitators Bio-Crude Hydroprocessing Fermentation & Finishing Oil Extraction Jet Fuel Jet Fuel 15

16 Alt Fuels Status Research Report ASTM Ballot Technical Evaluation OEM Approval Approved Spec SASOL Semi-Synthetic Jet Fuel (SSJF) CTL FT Fuel SASOL Fully-Synthetic Jet Fuel (FSJF) CTL FT Fuel D1655 Generic 50/50 FT Fuel Blends Hydroprocessed Renewable Jet (HRJ) Fuel DXXXX 16

17 DXXXX D Materials and Manufacture Annex 3 Table 1 Blend Comp s Criteria and Blend % Limits Other Adv Fuels or Processes Annex 2 50% Metabolic Blends Annex 1 50% Hydpross d SPK Fuel Blends Fuel Produced to Dxxxx Can Be Designated as D1655 Fuel DXXXX Av Turbine Fuel Containing Syn HC s Table 1 Blended Fuel Performance Properties Key Provisions Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocabrons Annex for Each Class of Synthetic Blending Component Allow Re-Certification to D1655 Blend Syn Component with Conv Component OR D1655 Fuel possible re-blending But, no need for separate tracking Annex 1 Hydroprocessed SPK Includes 50% FT Fuel Hydroprocessed Renewable Jet (HRJ) Will be Next Fuel 17

18 CAAFI Certification & Qualification Panel ASTM Standard Practice EASA International Spec Writing Organizations Foreign Regulatory Authorities CAAFI CQ USAF MIL-HDBK-510 FAA Certification Policy 18

19 Thank You Mark A. Rumizen FAA Aviation Fuels Specialist CAAFI Steering Committee Tel: Fax: New England Executive Park Burlington, MA