Aviation kerosene RP-3 is extensively used in China.This paper details the measurement of the density of Chinese aviation kerosene RP-3 employing the flow method under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions.The...Aviation kerosene RP-3 is extensively used in China.This paper details the measurement of the density of Chinese aviation kerosene RP-3 employing the flow method under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions.The methodology utilizes circular tubes with two different diameters.The density of aviation kerosene RP-3 was experimentally measured for the first time within a pressure range from 6 MPa to 8 MPa and a temperature range from 323 K to 783 K,with a maximum relative uncertainty of 0.35%.The experimental setup used n-decane for calibration,achieving an average calibration error of 0.91%.The data indicate that the density of RP-3 ranges from 764 kg/m^(3)to 247 kg/m^(3)under the tested conditions.The results show that the density of kerosene RP-3 decreases with an increase in temperature at a constant pressure,and at a given temperature,a higher pressure results in a higher density.Polynomial fitting was applied to the data,resulting in the average absolute deviation of 1.09%,0.80%,and 0.76%at different pressures of 6,7,and 8 MPa,respectively.展开更多
基金supported by the Science Center for Gas Turbine Project,China(No.P2022-C-II-005-001)。
文摘Aviation kerosene RP-3 is extensively used in China.This paper details the measurement of the density of Chinese aviation kerosene RP-3 employing the flow method under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions.The methodology utilizes circular tubes with two different diameters.The density of aviation kerosene RP-3 was experimentally measured for the first time within a pressure range from 6 MPa to 8 MPa and a temperature range from 323 K to 783 K,with a maximum relative uncertainty of 0.35%.The experimental setup used n-decane for calibration,achieving an average calibration error of 0.91%.The data indicate that the density of RP-3 ranges from 764 kg/m^(3)to 247 kg/m^(3)under the tested conditions.The results show that the density of kerosene RP-3 decreases with an increase in temperature at a constant pressure,and at a given temperature,a higher pressure results in a higher density.Polynomial fitting was applied to the data,resulting in the average absolute deviation of 1.09%,0.80%,and 0.76%at different pressures of 6,7,and 8 MPa,respectively.
