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Ensuring thermal balance in aircraft is a far more complex process than in ground transportation vehicles. Therefore, the type of fuel used in aviation differs significantly from that used in automobiles or ships. The majority of jet-powered aircraft use a specialized fuel known as Jet-A1. The primary component of Jet-A1 is kerosene (gas oil), a flammable hydrocarbon liquid. Its ability to maintain fluidity even when ambient temperatures at high altitudes drop below -40°C makes kerosene ideal fo