AGARD Flight Test Instrumentation Series. Volume 3. The Measurement of Fuel Flow

Abstract

The report discusses the main methods of fuel flow measurement and advises the prospective user of the factors that should be considered in deciding which type of meter to use and what precautions to take in the installation. Details are given of the three main types of flowmeter in common use, namely: Turbine, Orifice and Angular Momentum True Mass. The theory of operation of each type of flowmeter is given together with details of accuracy, pressure drop, susceptibility to inlet and outlet conditions, form of output, and other key parameters likely to influence the choice of type of meter to be used. A quick reference summary is provided for the comparison of the performance of the three types of meter and various methods of calibrating flowmeters are discussed. The final chapter of the paper is devoted to specialist flowmeters which are not in general use, but may have an application in flight test work. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0741610

Entities

People

  • J. T. France

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Angular Momentum
  • Electric Motors
  • Engineering
  • Flow Rate
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Frequency
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Instrumentation
  • Mass Flow
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Nato
  • Reliability
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Geodesy
  • Systems Analysis and Design