COMPARTMENTED FUEL TANKS

Abstract

A study on compartmented fuel tanks has been made to determine the optimum number of compartments which give maximum leakage protection for minimum weight. Design criteria have been established to evaluate various arrangements, and several designs have been studied. From the results of this analysis the two most promising styles were selected for further study. These are the cellular type and the vertical tube type. One of each has been designed and detailed. It is concluded that compartmented fuel tanks can be built which give high leakage protection against 40 mm or larger missiles with a weight which compares favorably with the present self-sealing tanks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1953
Accession Number
AD0102825

Entities

People

  • O. W. Gard
  • W. M. Carter
  • W. W. Walton

Organizations

  • University of Kentucky

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Assembly
  • Bending Stress
  • Cells
  • Check Valves
  • Clearances
  • Construction
  • Contracts
  • Design Criteria
  • Float Valves
  • Fuel Cells
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Kentucky
  • Materials
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Petroleum Engineering