Vulnerability of Dry Bays Adjacent to Fuel Tanks under Horizontal Gunfire

Abstract

The report deals with the relative vulnerability to incendiary action of dry bays adjacent to fuel tanks as a function of fuel type. Cal .50 API horizontal gunfire was the threat; a high level of simulation was achieved by having air flow external to and in the dry bays. The results of a wide range of test conditions are presented. The overall conclusion of the investigation was that JP-8 fuel is less susceptible to fire and explosion induced by gunfire and should produce less aircraft structural damage than JP-4.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0764732

Entities

People

  • Robert G. Clodfelter

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Combustion
  • Data Science
  • Experimental Design
  • Explosions
  • Fire Protection
  • Fires
  • Flow
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Information Science
  • Probability
  • Simulations
  • Statistical Analysis

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.