Development of a Large-Scale Antimisting Kerosene Blender.
Abstract
Development of a large-scale inline antimisting kerosene (AMK) blender was undertaken to demonstrate the feasibility of inline blending on a scale that would be representative of in-service use requirements. Inline blending was developed as means of circumventing problems that would be encountered with the use of batch-blended AMK, including: (1) unintentional degradation, (2) bulk water incompatibility, (3) filtering difficulties, and (4) self life. The development of the large-scale blender is traced from the laboratory-scale blender (1/2 gpm), through the continuous inline blender (10 gpm), and the intermediate blender (5 to 25 gpm). All the iterations of each unit that lead to the final configuration of the large-scale blender, which successfully performed the objective, are presented. Keywords: Antimisting Fuel, Aircraft Safety, Aircraft Fires, Blender.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA176997
Entities
People
- H. S. Byrnes
Organizations
- Federal Aviation Administration