Development of a Fuel Spill/Vapor Migration Modeling System.
Abstract
The system of handling aircraft fuels and/or missile propellants can be subject to failure. Such system failures could result in a fuel/propellant spill and subsequently result in the release of potentially explosive or toxic vapors into the atmosphere. The results of the Phase I effort included a review of Air Force experience in aircraft fuel spills and the development of models to predict the vapor generation and migration of fuel spilled or sprayed into the atmosphere. These models were then applied to typical sizes of spills and estimates made of the hazard region around the spill. The results of the effort include an identification of the important parameters which influence the mathematical modeling results and estimates of the hazard region. The projected hazard region is somewhat smaller than present regulations require.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA164045
Entities
People
- I. H. Teuscher
- W. G. England