The 8th International Conference on Stability and Handling of Liquid Fuels
Summary
Location Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Dates September 14-19, 2003
Attendees 143 Delegates; 40 Guests
Conference Chair Victor Hughes
The Sheraton Resort & Conference Center, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, US, was the venue for the 8th Conference organised by the International Association for the Stability, Handling and Use of Liquid Fuels. During the week commencing 14th September, approximately 145 delegates from 18 countries heard 49 presentations in 11 themed sessions. They viewed 17 poster presentations and 17 companies exhibited at the conference.
Keynote addresses were given by Roger Gaughan of ExxonMobil R&E on the current status of Gas-to-Liquid conversion processes, Anthony Kitson-Smith of ExxonMobil International Aviation on the status of the jet fuel supply system world-wide, and Gretchen Wendtland of Buckeye Pipe Line on the operation of fungible, multi-product supply lines. These presentations were well received by the delegates finding them extremely informative and suggesting further topics for future conferences.
The conference program was broadly themed as follows:
There were, however, a number of presentations outside of these categories but still very relevant on issues such as lubricity and safety.
Comments from the last conference held in Graz, Austria in 2000 had led us to believe that most delegates preferred a single session conference because of the attendance conflicts caused by multiple concurrent sessions. We therefore developed the single session format into technology themes rather than fuel themes to try to appeal to the whole audience cross-section although realising that some technology themes do tend to attract more papers from a particular fuel type. Judging by the results of the post-conference survey questionnaire, we managed to achieve this for most delegates but some would still prefer more product-focussed sessions. (Note: the results of the Post-Conference Questionnaire will be posted on this web site as soon as it becomes available.)
The CD-ROM of the proceedings will be available in December 2003. Please contact the IASH Secretary, Shirley Bradicich, at sbradicich@iash.net if you want to obtain the proceedings of the conference.
The Conference Organisers and the IASH Steering Committee would like to thank all of the presenters for their time and effort in producing excellent presentations and the delegates themselves for supporting the conference by their attendance and active participation. In particular, I would like to personally thank the sponsoring organisations and companies without whose financial support we would not have been able to stage such a spectacular event in such spectacular surroundings:
Benefactors: ExxonMobil Aviation, Fuel Quality Services, Inc.; G.E. Water Technologies; NASA Glenn Research Center; Parker Hannifin; Petroleum Analyzer Co.; USAF Research Laboratory; US Defense Energy Support Center; US DOE, National Energy Technology Laboratory; US Navy.
Sponsors: Air BP; Air Total; ChevronTexaco Global Aviation; ECHA Microbiology; Energy Institute; Gammon Technical Products; GE Aircraft Engines; Isotag Technology, Inc.; Japan National Oil Corporation; ONDEO-Nalco Energy Services; Pratt & Witney Aircraft; Saybolt International BV; Sci-Tec Inc.; Southwest Research Institute; Stanhope-Seta.
Finally, I hope that each delegate made at least one new friend during the week. In these times of international disharmony I personally feel it is more important than ever for scientists and technologists to maintain the international links that we have always had and to further extend them. The worst that can happen is that you learn something new!
Vic Hughes, Conference Chairman/1st Vice-Chairman IASH.
Corrected Conference Papers
Session 12: Synthetic Fuels
Stability and Fuel/Additive Compatibility Considerations of SASOL Fully Synthetic Jet Fuel.
Clifford A. Moses, Presenter
Elastomer Compatibility of SASOL Fully Synthetic Jet Fuels.
Clifford A. Moses, Presenter
Session 14: Fundamental Science & Modelling II
Predicting the Thermal Stability of Jet Fuel: Analytical Techniques Toward Model Validation.
Lori M.T. Balster, Presenter
Session 15: Fuel Contaminants
Effect of Red-Dye Contamination on the Fouling Rates of Aircraft Fuel Nozzles.
Clifford A. Moses, Presenter
Effect of Copper Contamination on the Fouling Rates of Aircraft Fuel Nozzles.
Clifford A. Moses, Presenter
Highlights
September 14–19, 2003
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Sheraton Steamboat Resort & Conference Center
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Highlights of IASH 2003 Conference
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The conference was comprised of four and one-half days of technical sessions, with a separate poster session. A commercial exposition with 17 exhibitors ran throughout the conference.
Technical Sessions were held in the following areas:
Proceedings are available from the IASH Secretary.