INVESTIGATION OF SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS.

Abstract

The problems associated with flight fires in supersonic transport aircraft include most of the factors present in conventional aircraft as well as some additional problems caused in part by the high temperatures produced by supersonic flight and new design concepts. The possibility that the major fuel storage areas may be in the fuselage poses probelms different from those associated with conventional wing tanks. This study constists of a laboratory investigation in three parts: (1) the study of luminous reactions and flames in the systems JP-4-air, JP-6-air, n-decane-air, and low volatility fuel-air as a function of fuel-air-ratio, temperature and pressure; (2) the investigation of ignition characteristics for these fuel-air mixtures during simulated descent patterns of the SST aircraft; and (3) a determination of the effects of additives on ignition and flame properties of these fuel-air mixtures under condition anticipated for the supersonic transport.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0804894

Entities

People

  • H. Dwight Fisher
  • Harold G. Weiss

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Fires
  • Flight
  • Fuel Air Ratio
  • Fuel Tanks
  • High Temperature
  • Ignition
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Supersonic Aircraft
  • Supersonic Flight
  • Supersonic Transport Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics