Description

 JET FUEL JP*4 Aviation Kerosene Colonial Grade *4

Jp*4 is an abbreviation for Jet Propulsion, A1, Colonial Grade *4?

During the refining process only *5% of the crude oil is made up of JP*4 the rest of the grade is used for different types of plastic.

Developed by JP Morgan Colonial grade JP*4 was replaced by AVGAS or known as AVGAS**0LL, its the number one low sulfer content kerosene used worldwide. Its gasoline

JP*4 powers gas turbines aircraft engines. Jet A and A*1 have specifications that can be used in fuel worldwide. Jet B is used in cold weather elements.

Commonly a number of different mixtures make up jet fuel and this is relate to flashpoints and how the carbon numbers are distributed.
Actually most jet fuel exported from Russia etc. is JP*4 or Colonial JP*4. It is similar to Jet A except the the Specific Energy is *8.4 mj/kg compared to that of *2.8 mj/kg of Jet A. Also there is a slight difference in additives.

The jetffuels comes in a number of flavors, where a **0+ page handbook is needed to specify them all. Hower all the jetfuels relate to aditives to A1, such as to allow the plane not to leave a white stripe in the sky showing where a plane just passed.

Jetfuel is kerosene, and not a distillate like Gasoil/ diesel. In the refinery, it separates above gasolines and parafines.