Fluidics for Control of Military Fuel Handling Operations

Abstract

A prototype fluidically controlled automatic shutoff closed-connect fueling device was developed, demonstrated and delivered to the U. S. Army MERDC. Concurrently, a study was made of the practicability of fluidics for applications to control of various military fuel handling operations. The fueling device uses a single fluidic amplifier, powered by the fuel, to position a valve in the nozzle for fueling and to shut the valve upon receipt of a sensing signal indicating a full tank. The closed-connect feature minimizes fuel contamination and reduces fueling time; the tank receptacle can be simply field- altered for normal fueling. The study considered fluidics for control of automatic pipeline pump stations, storage tank quantity gaging, tank farm manifold control, fuel interface detection in pipelines, fuel dispensing pump control, filter/separator water dump control and automatic switching between filter/separator units.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0874886

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  • Daniel D. Barnard

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

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  • Actuators
  • Auxiliary Power Units
  • Climate Change
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Systems
  • Flow
  • Fluid Control
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluidic Amplifiers
  • Fluidic Devices
  • Fluidics
  • Gas Turbines
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Pressure Regulators
  • Turbines

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