Incendiary Gunfire Evaluation of a Condensate-Formed Fuel Fog Inerting System

Abstract

Army aircraft are vulnerable to catastrophic fuel tank explosions from incendiary impact in the ullage. Previous testing indicated that aircraft fuel tank inerting concepts that create overrich ullage atmospheres should have a high probability of success. Nevertheless, initial attempts to design such a system using fuel fog techniques met with failure. Subsequently, a unique condensate-formed fuel fog system was tested under Contract DAAJ02-73-C-0087 and found to be effective in preventing ullage explosions caused by an electric match. After completion of the contract, the system was tested further and found to be ineffective in preventing fires initiated by an incendiary gunfire simulator.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0780837

Entities

People

  • Charles M. Pedriani

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aircraft
  • Army Aviation
  • Army Equipment
  • Atmospheres
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Explosions
  • Fires
  • Flow Rate
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Ignition
  • Incendiary Projectiles
  • Projectiles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Virginia
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Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • ballistics.