Table 9. Parameters A, B, and the Correlation Coefficient for the Kinematic Viscosity Estimation According to ASTM D341 for Petroleum-Based and Synthetic Kerosenesa.
| fuel type | comment fuel type/origin | ref | minimum viscosity determination temperature (°C) | maximum viscosity determination temperature (°C) | number of viscosity datapoints | A | B | r2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet A | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.562 | 4.047 | 0.99975 |
| Jet A | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.340 | 3.928 | 0.99996 |
| Jet A | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.561 | 4.030 | 0.99999 |
| Jet A | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.465 | 3.974 | 0.99855 |
| Jet A | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.438 | 3.956 | 0.99948 |
| Jet A | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.447 | 3.992 | 0.99977 |
| Jet A | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.620 | 4.048 | 0.99965 |
| Jet A | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.489 | 4.009 | 0.99966 |
| Jet A | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.468 | 3.993 | 0.99990 |
| Jet A | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.258 | 3.908 | 0.99994 |
| Jet A | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 8.885 | 3.754 | 0.99680 |
| Jet A | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 8.892 | 3.761 | 0.99589 |
| Jet A | Canada | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 8.714 | 3.703 | 0.99925 |
| Jet Ab | reference jet fuel, POSF 10325 | (28) | –40 | 100 | 4 | 9.893 | 4.186 | 0.98140 |
| Jet A | Jet A 3602 | (12) | 20 | 100 | 17 | 8.918 | 3.770 | 0.99976 |
| Jet A | Jet A 3638 | (12) | 20 | 100 | 17 | 8.798 | 3.741 | 0.99988 |
| Jet A | Jet A 4658 | (12) | 20 | 100 | 17 | 8.973 | 3.790 | 0.99978 |
| Jet A-1 | Canada | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.138 | 3.881 | 0.99757 |
| Jet A-1 | Canada | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.371 | 3.948 | 0.99837 |
| Jet A-1 | Canada | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.235 | 3.899 | 0.99952 |
| Jet A-1 | Canada | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 8.869 | 3.744 | 0.99911 |
| Jet A-1 | Canada | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.370 | 3.941 | 0.99773 |
| Jet A-1 | Canada | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 8.821 | 3.738 | 0.99971 |
| Jet A-1 | Latin America | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 8.412 | 3.565 | 0.99999 |
| Jet A-1 | Europe | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.349 | 3.968 | 0.99990 |
| Jet A-1 | Europe | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 8.948 | 3.806 | 0.99945 |
| Jet A-1 | Europe | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 10.115 | 4.288 | 0.99966 |
| Jet A-1 | Europe | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.103 | 3.877 | 0.99977 |
| Jet A-1 | Europe | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 8.884 | 3.780 | 0.99968 |
| Jet A-1 | Europe | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.348 | 3.977 | 0.99968 |
| Jet A-1 | Europe | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.545 | 4.057 | 1.00000 |
| Jet A-1 | Europe | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.291 | 3.944 | 0.99977 |
| Jet A-1 | Europe | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.229 | 3.918 | 0.99627 |
| Jet A-1 | Europe | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 8.679 | 3.698 | 0.99727 |
| Jet A-1 | Europe | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 8.891 | 3.774 | 1.00000 |
| Jet A-1 | Europe | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.100 | 3.878 | 0.99865 |
| Jet A-1 | South Africa, semi-synthetic | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.294 | 3.930 | 0.99961 |
| Jet A-1 | South Africa, fully synthetic | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.326 | 3.929 | 0.99950 |
| Jet A-1 | Middle East | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.704 | 4.121 | 0.99989 |
| Jet A-1 | Asia | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.446 | 4.017 | 0.99981 |
| Jet A-1 | Asia | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.409 | 4.003 | 0.99873 |
| Jet A-1 | Australia | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 10.389 | 4.409 | 0.99988 |
| Jet A-1 | Asia | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.318 | 3.956 | 0.99993 |
| Jet A-1 | Australia | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.406 | 3.991 | 0.99997 |
| Jet A-1 | Australia | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.048 | 3.868 | 0.99531 |
| Jet A-1 | (27) | –40 | 93 | 6 | 9.513 | 3.982 | 0.99965 | |
| JP-8 | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.392 | 3.978 | 0.99956 |
| JP-8 | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.080 | 3.852 | 0.99870 |
| JP-8 | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.180 | 3.884 | 0.99920 |
| JP-8 | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.249 | 3.905 | 0.99843 |
| JP-8 | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.311 | 3.930 | 0.99920 |
| JP-8 | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.259 | 3.932 | 0.99999 |
| JP-8 | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.489 | 4.009 | 0.99966 |
| JP-5 | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.746 | 4.087 | 0.99975 |
| JP-5 | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.415 | 3.953 | 0.99884 |
| JP-8 | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 8.987 | 3.806 | 0.99739 |
| JP-8 | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.206 | 3.894 | 0.99985 |
| JP-8 | USA | (6) | –40 | 20 | 3 | 9.516 | 3.993 | 0.99994 |
| JP-8b | reference jet fuel, POSF 10264 | (28) | –40 | 100 | 4 | 9.898 | 4.213 | 0.98362 |
| JP-5b | reference jet fuel. POSF 10289 | (28) | –40 | 100 | 4 | 10.067 | 4.229 | 0.98273 |
| JP-5b | (29) | –40 | 40 | 5 | 10.566 | 4.444 | 0.99320 | |
| JP-5 | (30) | -20 | 60 | 4 | 9.614 | 4.049 | 0.99996 | |
| semi-synthetic jet fuelb | 50% Sasol GTL2, 50% Jet A | (11) | –40 | 40 | 3 | 9.414 | 3.963 | 0.99997 |
| semi-synthetic jet fuelb | 50% Syntroleum S-8, 50% JP-8 | (11) | –40 | 40 | 3 | 9.548 | 4.033 | 0.99919 |
| semi-synthetic jet fuelb | 50% Sasol IPK, 50% Jet A-1 | (11) | –40 | -20 | 2 | 8.846 | 3.747 | 1.00000 |
| semi-synthetic jet fuelb | 50% Sasol GTL 1, 50% Jet A | (11) | –40 | 40 | 3 | 9.199 | 3.924 | 0.99987 |
| semi-synthetic jet fuelb | 10% SIP, 90% JP-5 | (29) | –40 | 40 | 4 | 10.320 | 4.334 | 0.99483 |
| semi-synthetic jet fuelb | 50% HEFA-SPK, 50% JP-5 | (29) | –40 | 40 | 5 | 10.383 | 4.365 | 0.99485 |
| semi-synthetic jet fuel | 50% Syntroleum S-8, 50% Jet A | (31) | –40 | 100 | 36 | 9.371 | 3.947 | 0.99486 |
| test fuelb | 84% C14 isoparaffins, 16% 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, POSF 12223 | (26) | –40 | 25 | 3 | 9.820 | 4.131 | 0.99962 |
| test fuelb | 64% JP-5, 36% farnesane, POSF 12341 | (26) | –20 | 25 | 3 | 9.792 | 4.086 | 0.99844 |
| test fuelb | 60% Sasol IPK, 40% Gevo alcohol to jet fuel, POSF 12344 | (26) | –20 | 25 | 3 | 8.990 | 3.818 | 0.99897 |
| test fuelb | 74% C10 isoparaffins, 16% 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, POSF 12345 | (26) | –20 | 25 | 3 | 10.593 | 4.558 | 0.99746 |
| fully synthetic keroseneb | Gevo alcohol to jet fuel, POSF 11498 | (26) | –40 | 40 | 4 | 8.894 | 3.750 | 0.99981 |
| fully synthetic kerosene | FT-BUFF “JP-8” | (10) | –20 | 40 | 3 | 11.093 | 4.716 | 0.99646 |
| fully synthetic kerosene | Syntroleum S-8 | (12) | 20 | 100 | 17 | 8.835 | 3.748 | 0.99966 |
| fully synthetic kerosene | shell GTL | (12) | 20 | 100 | 17 | 8.611 | 3.715 | 0.99989 |
| fully synthetic kerosene | Sasol IPK (coal based) | (12) | 20 | 100 | 17 | 8.840 | 3.773 | 0.99979 |
| fully synthetic kerosene | cellular synthetic kerosene (isoprenoids from fermentation) | (12) | 20 | 100 | 17 | 8.699 | 3.742 | 0.99996 |
| fully synthetic kerosene | HEFA-SPK (camelina oil) | (12) | 20 | 100 | 17 | 8.700 | 3.719 | 0.99966 |
| fully synthetic kerosene | HEFA-SPK (castor oil) | (12) | 20 | 100 | 17 | 9.031 | 3.817 | 0.99973 |
a
The parameters are calculated from the original data given in the reference; the maximum and minimum temperatures and the number of data points used for the regression of A and B are shown.
b
Viscosity data was extracted from a figure because numerical data was not available.