Antimisting Kerosene: Evaluation of Low Temperature Performance

Yavrouian, A. H.; Sarohia, V.; Parikh, P.; Petersen, R.

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Antimisting Kerosene: Evaluation of Low Temperature Performance

1986-08-01
By Yavrouian, A. H. ; Sarohia, V. ; Parikh, P. ; ...

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Yavrouian, A. H. ; Sarohia, V. ; Parikh, P. ; Petersen, R.
Corporate Creators:

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena. Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Technical Center
Subject/TRT Terms:

Airplanes Fires Fuels Jet Propelled Aircraft Kerosene Low Temperature Testing
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/CT-85-31
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Final Report
Corporate Publisher:

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

The low temperature and freezing behavior of Jet A and AMK fuels was investigated in a 50-gallon capacity wing tank simulator. The fuel in the rectangular simulator was chilled from the top and bottom surfaces while the sides were thermally insulated. The evolution of a vertical temperature profile in the simulator was studied for Jet A and AMK fuels under nearly identical bottom wall temperature histories. A small but noticeable difference between the bulk fuel thermal response of Jet A and AMK was observed with a slower response for AMK. Holdup measurements for AMK were slightly lower than those for Jet A. Rocking 0f the simulated wing tank did not significantly alter the cool down and freezing behavior. The performance of two boost pumps: one for the DC-I0 and the other for the Cessna 441 aircraft, was evaluated with AMK fuel. For both pumps the performance deteriorated when switching from Jet A to AMK. This performance deterioration was far more dramatic for the Cessna 441 boost pump than for the DC-I0 boost pump. At low temperature (-30° C) the performance of the DC-I0 pump actually improved compared to ambient temperature (20°C) performance. It deteriorated, however, for the Cessna 441 pump.
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DTFA-3-80-A-00215
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FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
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