Limiting Oxygen Concentration Required to Inert Jet Fuel Vapors Existing at Reduced Fuel Tank Pressures

Summer, Steven M.

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Limiting Oxygen Concentration Required to Inert Jet Fuel Vapors Existing at Reduced Fuel Tank Pressures

2003-08-01
By Summer, Steven M.

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English

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Creators:

Summer, Steven M.
Corporate Creators:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center. Airport and Aircraft Safety Research and Development Division.
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation Research
Subject/TRT Terms:

Aviation Fuels Flammability Fuel Tanks Ignition Nitrogen Compounds Noble Gases Oxygen Content
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/AR-TN02/79
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Technical Note
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
Abstract:

This report discusses experiments to determine the reduction in oxygen concentration required to prevent a fuel tank explosion. A simulated aircraft fuel tank containing JP-8 fuel of an amount equivalent to a mass loading of approximately 4.5 kg/m3 was used to determine the limiting oxygen concentration (LOC) at pressures corresponding to altitudes ranging from 0 to 38 kft. In addition, the peak pressure rise was measured at various altitudes (pressures) due to ignition occurring at O2 levels approximately 1% to 1.5% above the LOC.
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PDF
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FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
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