Real-Time Quality Control of Antimisting Kerosene (AMK)

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• Creators:
  Mannheimer, R. J.
• Corporate Creators:
  Southwest Research Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Water vapor
  • Rheology
  • Fire
  • Aviation safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/CT-85/5
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  In Phase I, die-swell and torsional balance experiments were performed to compare the shear and normal stresses developed by AMK (0.3 percent FM-9 + glycol/amine in Jet A) and 0.1 percent ARCO in Jet A. Capillary tube experiments show that AMK shear thickens at a critical shear rate, reaches a maximum viscosity, and then shear thins at higher shear rates. Furthermore, it is established that AMK made with an improved FM-9 polymer has a lower critical shear rate, a higher maximum viscosity, and larger viscoelastic end corrections than AMK made with the original FM-9 polymer. Based on die-swell experiments, the outstanding rheological property of both antimisting fuels at high shear rates is the development of normal stresses that are 20 to 40 times larger than shear stresses. In Phase II, experiments were conducted to determine the effect of polymer concentration and methods of blending on the rheological properties of AMK.
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  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92657/dot_92657_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.04 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
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