Discussion on quality assurance related issues in storage and transportation of aviation kerosene

Aviation kerosene will go through numerous storage and transportation links from production to use. As the fuel of jet aircrafts, the aviation kerosene will follow the high requirements on the quality index specified in national standards. All aviation kerosene production and transportation entities attach great importance to the inspection of oil quality changes. In this paper, typical storage and transportation process of aviation kerosene from production to use was introduced, quality and safety accidents of aviation kerosene occurred in China and abroad in recent years were presented, and quality problems including foreign pollutants, mixed oil transported in sequence, quality attenuation of oil products, etc. that may occur in aviation kerosene storage and transportation were reviewed. The quality and safety assurance measures in aviation kerosene storage and transportation were additionally summarized, so as to provide reference for engineers and researchers committed to assuring the aviation kerosene quality and reducing the cost of aviation kerosene transportation.