Shell Oil Comapny

Trevor James Davies

Timothy Michael Shea

Michael Clifford Macknay

Hanane Belmokaddem Bennis

Roger Francis Cracknell

Gautam Tavanappa Kalghatgi

High octane unleaded aviation fuel compositions having high aromatics content and CHN content of at least 98 wt %, less than 2 wt % of oxygen content, an adjusted heat of combustion of at least 43.5 MJ/kg, a vapor pressure in the range of 38 to 49 kPa is provided.

High octane unleaded aviation gasoline

High octane unleaded aviation fuel compositions having high aromatics content and a CHN content of at least 98 wt %, less than 2 wt % of oxygen content, an adjusted heat of combustion of at least 43.5 MJ/kg, a vapor pressure in the range of 38 to 49 kPa, freezing point is less than &#x2212;58&#xb0; C. is provided.

High octane unleaded aviation gasoline having low aromatics content and a T10 of at most 75&#xb0; C., T40 of at least 75&#xb0; C., a T50 of at most 105&#xb0; C., a T90 of at most 135&#xb0; C., a final boiling point of less than 190&#xb0; C., an adjusted heat of combustion of at least 43.5 MJ/kg, a vapor pressure in the range of 38 to 49 kPa and a freezing point of less than &#x2212;58&#xb0; C. is provided.

High octane unleaded aviation gasoline having low aromatics content and a T10 of at most 75&#xb0; C., T40 of at least 75&#xb0; C., a T50 of at most 105&#xb0; C., a T90 of at most 135&#xb0; C., a final boiling point of less than 210&#xb0; C., an adjusted heat of combustion of at least 43.5 MJ/kg, a vapor pressure in the range of 38 to 49 kPa and a freezing point of less than &#x2212;58&#xb0; C. is provided.

High octane unleaded aviation fuel compositions having a CHN content of at least 97.2 wt %, less than 2.8 wt % of oxygen content, a T10 of at most 75&#xb0; C., T40 of at least 75&#xb0; C., a T50 of at most 105&#xb0; C., a T90 of at most 135&#xb0; C., a final boiling point of less than 210&#xb0; C., an adjusted heat of combustion of at least 43.5 MJ/kg, a vapor pressure in the range of 38 to 49 kPa is provided.

High octane unleaded aviation fuel compositions having high aromatics content and a CHN content of at least 97.2 wt %, less than 2.8 wt % of oxygen content, a T10 of at most 75&#xb0; C., T40 of at least 75&#xb0; C., a T50 of at most 105&#xb0; C., a T90 of at most 135&#xb0; C., a final boiling point of less than 190&#xb0; C., an adjusted heat of combustion of at least 43.5 MJ/kg, a vapor pressure in the range of 38 to 49 kPa, freezing point is less than &#x2212;58&#xb0; C. is provided.

Gasoline fuel formulation having a laminar burning velocity Swhich is equal to or below that of isooctane at a pressure of 1 bar, a temperature of 300 K and stoichiometric air/fuel mixture strength. The formulation can be used to reduce pre-ignition in a turbocharged spark ignition engine, in particular when operating with an inlet pressure above 1.5 bar absolute. The formulation can thus also be used to reduce engine damage. The invention also provides a method of preparing a gasoline fuel, by mixing gasoline fuel components to achieve a laminar burning velocity Sfor the resultant mixture which is equal to or below that of isooctane at a pressure of 1 bar, a temperature of 300 K and stoichiometric air/fuel mixture strength. It further provides a method for selecting a gasoline fuel for use in a turbocharged spark ignition engine, based on its laminar burning velocity S.

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Frodsham, United Kingdom

Trevor James Davies