AVIATION GASOLINE IN THE SOVIET BLOC

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01093A000200020023-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 1, 2006
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: July 2, 1952
• Content Type: IR

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This report is one of a series of provisional reports pertaining to
pp>etrolou in the Soviet Bloc,, The entire series is intended to cover all
phases of petroleum, natural gas,, and synthetic liquid fuels in the Soviet
Moo,, These reports are presented as an intermediate stop in consolidating
pertinent intelligence on the subject and not as a finished study,, In the
consolidation of the available information, various reports and documents
representing research by other intelligence agencies were utilized along with
the results of research and analysis by members of the staff of CIA,,
It is intended that this series of reports will serve the following
purposes.,
-prosent a base for contributions and additions by CIA and other
agencies actively interested in petroleum intelligence.
b,. Facilitate the selection of the specific and detailed gape in.
intelligence warranting priority attention.
a? Provide the basis for a broad study on petroleum in the Soviet Bloc
and various studies directed tovmrd specific critical probl. v,
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1,, Composition and Formulation of Aviation Gasoline a L 3
2,, Facilities for High Octane Aviation Gasoline Production 6
3,, S3Fnthetio Facilities for High Octane Aviation Gasoline
Production O D a m c p c: c c o a v 6 d ,a o a a 7
Table L Estimated Potential of High Octane Gasoline a d v, 10
4,, Develo went of Aviation Gasoline ..ends n a y 11
Appendix 4 v % o k u a a o a o n r o O m. e m a o a n v 15
Figure l6, infect of TEL Concentration on F?a3 Ratings
of Aviation Fuels . m d . w a ~ o .15
Figure 2,, Effect ~~of TEEyL(~Concentration on F Ratings
of Aviation Fuels
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Table 2, Potential Availabil3.? y of Aviation .aoline
Table 3,,
Components Assuni.nC logical Ceveloi neat of
I ado,tat Y 0 M G , O G . 1 d a a. a a 4 Q !f 1?7
Ss *aa:ry of it tial Availability of Aviation
Gasoline in W R and European Satellites for
1948 thru 1952 O a a c s a w. ea m Q c v t u e ,
Table 4., Potential Availability of Aviation so"i.ianr in
R MId I opeen Satellites - l94 , e a 22
Table 5,, Potential Availability of Aviation Ga.soli,n?a in USSR
and Fi npean Satei_llt ; - 1949
Table 6, Potential Availability of Aviation Gasoline in AS R
and rope an Satellites - 1950. U , . n w . . ,
Tale 7n Potential Availability of Aviation Gasoline in ASR
and European Satellites .e 1951 . . . . . R P . s ti 2?,
Table &r o ientia:l Availability of Aviation Gasoline in USSR
and T apean Satellites - First Fh1,f of Yaw-
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Table 9. Potential Availability of Aviation Gasoline in SR
a~nd1urope an Satollitos Second Iihif of M?M.
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Table 10 Summary of Potential Availability of Aviation
soline in USSR and EUropean Satellites Daring
First Year of War binning in Fiscal Year 1953
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Table 11. l'btential Availability of Aviation Gasoline in
T-A'jR and European Sat&lit-'s Assorting
thn n Production of 95 Grades . . . . . . . p
Table 32. Potential Availability of Aviation Gasoline In
W SR and TAaz?opeen tellitos To Y et AF
3 uirtnonts m' v . a s a o ?
Table 13. Potential Availability of I viation Gasoline tSR and European Satellites -iss ng 14m m=
Production of 100/1.30 Grade ? ? ? . m ? w m . 31
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isrop boiling razzes of the dal and to pro-wide a mourns of rec:ucl a ?
effect of c undesirable properties of blending agents used , c ompo di , ?
xa finis d They wero first obtained by the distil,lati of selected
r..;?ude oils, f A a . ,..abaequent treatmora.t to pro' do the beat possible product,
is type of prod -
T oduoti cn of thi
tr? a i.pht run i~a?~ca otock. raphthe .o and
raa the most su1..tab ie ones for t o
soo Conversion processes have also been do r >l.ooed
es cf~ P"'r, ihl r, a-ha py ozdumti a of a high grade aviation baco stock T ithout
rc;.aquirf.m srl c d orudaza;, The I st i. mortant of these processes is catalytic
c,x? c?-,n:; ro ?; produces a base stock of a higher cacti rating a the s trai t Iat
,ec a ,, This catalytic process is a keystone in the production of high
ton gasol. i.xe?, The cases produced from catalytic or ac tg are the
Se of charging stick to the a1? .atio: Plants which produce r iatior,_
=d > ikylate considered asa the heart of aNviation ascllne grades of 100
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f"a t r i .4,.t';i1'in`c,iF1~s e~73Y;t ~ :t r t?o 3 'f~i:4E$Z ? F.: Sow of the More imp' '1r f,-a xpotudsa
such luene,, :aWlanes, and ourwnes; we uaod ao rioh rixixtre ad .ti'e . :hhil
isopei:i wwt is used ape ifically as a vapor preasu oorrector? to elea s 4 the vapor
p esafure of the blend v%Lthirx this limits of
scif'ic a s ita s~,
L3 The final e rrrsposition of high octane aviation c oline de pe ad.- upon
the rt ,eoifind lean and rich mixture rat ags of the ttitei ao 5v~reli :;acs the c un ti,tt' of
'gthy'1 lead pet^ 7 .tt&.~d< oxP es siur; grade d e vig ,tio .?; the firet ntzra'ber Is
1eau rating and the second the rich rating, in the U the, rviat:ton grades of
,rs a:I:'ste e n 115/145 and Z.OO,/'lily 'In the Mat l+ O/i3+J9 95/1.3O, and 95/1,15 e the
rino.tpa , grades used.. The lean rating of mr.lation gaceo:i me blend, is defined zoo
, he octane rating of thn .fuel under normal cruising conditions of % aairoraft, `ho
rich i '.% prossed as 'the rating utilisod -wider power 01kd!:1GiC0-,,
Bach =s. rapid clizah and other oonbat operations r;Rhere full power, Is,
reo}u,.i od* Manse ratings ( ua ss me k are e tabl.ished in the labor+. tor"y'
on. CR teet engines by ,;klo 1.^ and ,. atethods, so dh?a,? the values obtained *--;. not
ah002 t:ia~' bu ; + x ly zarc indin a.tion. of the per?.'urmaoce chart terjsti, s of the Ai el hen
used :1?b mu]. icy finder e xf ine ,. These labcs. rtator"y testa are ec;oential in prods < tie
oozatt.:o1 at re? .. r es producing aviation gnwoliue0 Further development of these
test M& sods and hlen&, values will be given in the 'third se+ttlw Of :t .sr