Alternative Fuel Specifications and Certification Presented to: CAAFI Annual General Meeting Washington, D.C. By: Mark Rumizen CAAFI Certification Qualification Panel Leader FAA Aviation Fuels Specialist Date: 30 September 2009 www.caafi.org
Please Welcome ASTM D7566 Designation D 7566-09 Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons 2
Presentation Overview Fuel Specification Overview Fuel Certification The D7566 Story Future Plans 3
ASTM D7566 Structure D1655 5.1 Materials and Manufacture Annex 3 Table 1 Blend Comp s Criteria and Blend % Limits Other Adv Fuels or Processes Annex 2 Other Adv Fuels or Processes Annex 1 50% Hydpross d SPK Fuel Blends Fuel Produced to D7566 Can Be Designated as D1655 Fuel D7566 Av Turbine Fuel Containing Syn HC s Table 1 Blended Fuel Performance Properties Body of Spec Applies to Finished Semi-Synthetic Fuel Annex for Each Class of Synthetic Blending Component Allow Re-Certification to D1655 Annex 1 Hydroprocessed SPK Includes 50% FT Fuel HRJ Fuels in 2010 4
Why Are Fuel Specifications So Important? World of Commodities World of Aviation 5
Workshop Agenda Part 1 91-91 91-91 Specification Overview Oren Hadellar Consultant Specification Development Mark Rumizen CAAFI/FAA Engine Design Stan Seto GE/Belcan Aircraft Design Oren Hadellar Consultant Certification Mark Rumizen CAAFI/FAA Airlines Mark Bourdeau United Airlines Airport Fuel Farms Dave Barrett ASIG Distribution Rick Kiene Consultant Production Dennis Hoskin ExxonMobil 6
Presentation Overview Fuel Specification Overview Fuel Certification The D7566 Story Future Plans 7
How do we use Fuel Specifications? Aircraft Parts Design Engineering Drawings Acceptable Performance Properties Implicit Aviation Fuel 91-91 Acceptable Design Implicit Performance Properties Fuel Specifications 8
How do we use Fuel Specifications? Aircraft Parts FAA Oversight Engineering Drawings Aviation Fuel Operating Limitations Industry Oversight FAA Oversight Fuel Specifications 9
Fuel Specifications and Certification The FAA Does Not Certify Fuel, It Certifies Engines/Airplanes to Operate on a Specified Fuel Engine Ratings and Operating Limitations Fuel Specification Powerplant Limitations Fuel Specification Operating Limitations Powerplant limitations in Airplane Flight Manual Aircraft Flight Manual no person may operate a civil aircraft without complying with the operating limitations specified in the approved AFM 10
The Certification Challenge New Engines Existing Engines Existing Fuel 1950 s 1970 s 1990 s 2000 s New Fuel Industry Qualification Certification Policy 11
Industry Qualification Specification Properties Fit-For-Purpose Properties Component/Rig/APU Testing Engine Testing Accept ASTM Review & Ballot Reject Re-Eval As Required ASTM Specification ASTM ASTM Research Research Report Report ASTM Specification ASTM Balloting Process OEM Review & Approval 12
Certification Policy Existing Specification Aviation Fuel New Specification Changed Specification Engine/Airplane New Existing Jet A Equipment Certification Industry Qualification Equipment Certification Establishing Operating Limitation Industry Qualification Fuel-Only Fuel-Only Equipment Equipment Certification Certification New Operating Limitation Industry Qualification Equipment Certification Industry Qualification FT & HRJ Unchanged Operating Limitation Drop-in Fuel 13
Presentation Overview Fuel Specification Overview Fuel Certification The D7566 Story Future Plans 14
The Road to D7566 Revision to D1655 Ballot Feb 29 11 Negative Ballots Separate Spec Task Force Mtg Jul 16 5 Candidate FT Fuels Dead End 4 Negative Ballots ASTM Meeting Jun 4 10 Negative Ballots 2nd D7566 Ballot Mar 9 1 st D7566 Ballot Oct 17 2009 2008 FT Research Rpt Sept 29 ASTM Meeting Dec 8 FT Research Rpt Addn Apr 30 Compositional Testing Subcommittee Approval ASTM Meeting Jun 22 D7566 Issued Sept 1 3rd D7566 Ballot Jul 2 0 Negative Ballots Committee Approval 15
The Consensus Process Need freezing pt for syn blend component Need Distillation slope criteria Need compositional criteria Only higher of two freezing pts added Footnote stating that limit does not apply to conventional fuel Compositional criteria added, but checked only at process start-up Don t need freezing pt for syn blend comp No Dist slope limit for conventional fuel Compositional criteria adds cost Use Existing Spec Users Separate spec, but cross-referenced to D1655 Need Separate Spec Producers ASTM 16
Presentation Overview Fuel Specification Overview Fuel Certification The D7566 Story Future Plans 17
Workshop Agenda Part 2 D7566 (Synthetic Jet Fuel Specification) Status Mark Rumizen CAAFI/FAA Hydroprocessed Renewable Jet (HRJ) Status Jim Kinder Boeing Synthetic Jet Fuel from Advanced Fermentation Rahul Shendure Amyris Other Future Fuels Paul Bogers Shell Aviation 18
The Road to Future Alternative Fuels 100% HRJ Fuel Approved 2013 2012 100% FT Fuel Approved HRJ 50% Blend in D7566 2011 D7566 Issued Sept 1 2010 2009 HRJ Research Rpt 19
Thank You Mark A. Rumizen FAA Aviation Fuels Specialist CAAFI Steering Committee Tel: 781-238-7113 Fax: 781-238-7199 Email: mark.rumizen@faa.gov Federal Aviation Administration 12 New England Executive Park Burlington, MA 01803 20