A Review of the Flammability Hazard of Jet A Fuel Vapor in Civil Transport Aircraft Fuel Tanks.

Abstract

This report documents the findings of a Fuel Flammability Task Group made up of recognized fuel and combustion specialists investigating the flammability and explosiveness of fuel within an aircraft fuel tank. The task group reviewed all available reports on the subject and met and discussed the data with technical experts from Boeing Commercial Airplane Co., California Institute of Technology, and the National Transportation Safety Board. The scope of the report includes jet fuel definitions and specifications, jet fuel flammability data, influences of various factors on fuel flammability, and predictive analyses and models for flammability. The report discusses the impact of this knowledge on the needs for in-flight fuel fire prevention.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA355165

Entities

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Alkanes
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Engineers
  • Fires
  • Heat Transfer
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Safety Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Turbines

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  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Petroleum Engineering