Table 1 Selected properties of the fuels burned by the A350–900 during the test sequences
From: Fuel sulfur content can modulate contrail ice crystal numbers
Fuel | Ultra-low-sulfur | Low-sulfur | Medium-sulfur | ECLIF3-1 | ECLIF3-1 | World average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HEFA-SPK | Jet A-1 | blend fuel | HEFA-SPK | Jet A-1 | Jet A-1 (2006) | |
Components | 100% | 100% | 38% HEFA-SPK+ | 100% | 100% | |
HEFA-SPK | Jet A-1 | 62 % Jet A-1 | HEFA-SPK | Jet A-1 | ||
Hydrogen content [%m/m] | 15.18 | 14.25 | 14.39 | 15.11 | 14.08 | 13.89 |
Carbon content [%m/m] | 84.82 | 85.74 | 85.56 | 84.89 | 85.90 | N/A |
Sulfur content [%m/m] | 0.0003 | 0.0125 | 0.0505 | 0.0007 | 0.0211 | 0.0460 |
Aromatics [%v/v] | <0.1 | 13.4 | 10.8 | N/A | 13.4 | 19.2 |
