JP54 is an abbreviation for “Jet
Propulsion, A1, Colonial Grade 54″ During the refining process
only 15% of the crude oil is made up of JP54 the rest of the
grade is used for different types of plastic.
Developed by JP Morgan, Colonial
grade JP54 was replaced by AVGAS also known as AVGAS100LL, it’s
the number one low sulphur content kerosene used worldwide. It’s
gasoline!
JP54 powers gas turbine 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 relates
to flash points and how the carbon numbers are
distributed.
Actually most jet fuel exported
from Russia etc. is “JP54” or “Colonial JP54”. It is similar to
“Jet A” except the the Specific Energy is 18.4 mj/kg compared to
that of 42.8 mj/kg of “Jet A”.