| Description |
1 online resource (367 pages) |
| Series |
Aerospace Series ; v. 24 |
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Aerospace Series
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| Contents |
Aircraft Fuel Systems -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Acronyms -- Series Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Review of Fuel Systems Issues -- 1.1.1 Basic Fuel System Characteristics and Functions -- 1.1.2 Fuel Quantity Measurement -- 1.1.3 Fuel Properties and Environmental Issues -- 1.2 The Fuel System Design and Development Process -- 1.2.1 Program Management -- 1.2.2 Design and Development Support Tools -- 1.2.3 Functional Maturity -- 1.2.4 Testing and Certification -- 1.3 Fuel System Examples and Future Technologies -- 1.4 Terminology -- 2 Fuel System Design Drivers |
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2.1 Design Drivers -- 2.1.1 Intended Aircraft Mission -- 2.1.2 Dispatch Reliability Goals -- 2.1.3 Fuel Tank Boundaries and Tank Location Issues -- 2.1.4 Measurement and Management System Functional Requirements -- 2.1.5 Electrical Power Management Architecture and Capacity -- 2.2 Identification and Mitigation of Safety Risks -- 2.2.1 Fuel System Risks -- 3 Fuel Storage -- 3.1 Tank Geometry and Location Issues for Commercial Aircraft -- 3.2 Operational Considerations -- 3.2.1 CG Shift due to Fuel Storage -- 3.2.2 Unusable Fuel -- 3.3 Fuel Tank Venting -- 3.3.1 Vent System Sizing |
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3.4 Military Aircraft Fuel Storage Issues -- 3.4.1 Drop Tanks and Conformal Tanks -- 3.4.2 Closed Vent Systems -- 3.5 Maintenance Considerations -- 3.5.1 Access -- 3.5.2 Contamination -- 4 Fuel System Functions of Commercial Aircraft -- 4.1 Refueling and Defueling -- 4.1.1 Pressure Refueling -- 4.1.2 Defueling -- 4.2 Engine and APU Feed -- 4.2.1 Feed Tank and Engine Location Effects -- 4.2.2 Feed Pumping Systems -- 4.2.3 Feed Tank Scavenging -- 4.2.4 Negative g Considerations -- 4.2.5 Crossfeed -- 4.2.6 Integrated Feed System Solution -- 4.2.7 Feed System Design Practices -- 4.3 Fuel Transfer |
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4.3.1 Fuel Burn Scheduling -- 4.3.2 Wing Load Alleviation -- 4.3.3 Fuel Transfer System Design Requirements -- 4.4 Fuel Jettison -- 4.4.1 Jettison System Example -- 4.5 Fuel Quantity Gauging -- 4.5.1 Architectural Considerations -- 4.5.2 Fuel Load Planning -- 4.5.3 Leak Detection -- 4.6 Fuel Management and Control -- 4.6.1 Refuel Distribution -- 4.6.2 In-flight Fuel Management -- 4.6.3 Fuel Management System Architecture Considerations -- 4.6.4 Flight Deck Displays, Warnings and Advisories -- 4.7 Ancillary Systems -- 5 Fuel System Functions of Military Aircraft and Helicopters |
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5.1 Refueling and Defueling -- 5.1.1 Pressure Refueling -- 5.1.2 Defueling -- 5.2 Engine and APU Feed -- 5.3 Fuel Transfer -- 5.4 Aerial Refueling -- 5.4.1 Design and Operational Issues Associated with Aerial Refueling -- 5.4.2 Flying Boom System -- 5.4.3 Probe and Drogue Systems -- 5.5 Fuel Measurement and Management Systems in Military Applications -- 5.5.1 KC-135 Aerial Refueling Tanker Fuel Measurement and Management System -- 5.6 Helicopter Fuel Systems -- 6 Fluid Mechanical Equipment -- 6.1 Ground Refueling and Defueling Equipment -- 6.1.1 Refueling and Defueling Adaptors |
| Summary |
Acknowledgements xiii List of Acronyms xv Series Preface xix 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Review of Fuel Systems Issues 2 1.2 The Fuel System Design and Development Process 11 1.3 Fuel System Examples and Future Technologies 15 1.4 Terminology 15 2 Fuel System Design Drivers 19 2.1 Design Drivers 21 2.2 Identification and Mitigation of Safety Risks 27 3 Fuel Storage 31 3.1 Tank Geometry and Location Issues for Commercial Aircraft 32 3.2 Operational Considerations 36 3.3 Fuel Tank Venting 41 3.4 Military Aircraft Fuel Storage Issues 45 3.5 Maintenance Considerations 49 4 Fuel System Functions of Commercial Aircraft 53 4.1 Refueling and Defueling 54 4.2 Engine and APU Feed 59 4.3 Fuel Transfer 70 4.4 Fuel Jettison 73 4.5 Fuel Quantity Gauging 76 4.6 Fuel Management and Control 84 4.7 Ancillary Systems 93 5 Fuel System Functions of Military Aircraft and Helicopters 97 5.1 Refueling and Defueling 98 5.2 Engine and APU Feed 103 5.3 Fuel Transfer 104 5.4 Aerial Refueling 106 5.5 Fuel Measurement and Management Systems in Military Applications 112 5.6 Helicopter Fuel Systems 116 6 Fluid Mechanical Equipment 119 6.1 Ground Refueling and Defueling Equipment 120 6.2 Fuel Tank Venting and Pressurization Equipment 133 6.3 Aerial Refueling Equipment 137 6.4 Equipment Sizing 142 6.5 Fuel Pumps 143 7 Fuel Measurement and Management Equipment 157 7.1 Fuel Gauging Sensor Technology 158 7.2 Harnesses 195 7.3 Avionics Equipment 197 8 Fuel Properties 203 8.1 The Refinement Process 203 8.2 Fuel Specification Properties of Interest 205 8.3 Operational Considerations 209 9 Intrinsic Safety, Electro Magnetics and Electrostatics 215 9.1 Intrinsic Safety 216 9.2 Lightning 217 9.3 EMI/HIRF 221 10 Fuel Tank Inerting 225 10.1 Early Military Inerting Systems 225 10.2 Current |
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Technology Inerting Systems 229 10.3 Design Considerations for Open Vent Systems 235 10.4 Operational Issues with Permeable Membrane Inerting Systems 236 11 Design Development and Certification 239 11.1 Evolution of the Design and Development Process 239 11.2 System Design and Development - a Disciplined Methodology 243 11.3 Program Management 248 11.4 Maturity Management 254 11.5 Installation Considerations 256 11.6 Modeling and Simulation 259 11.7 Certification 263 11.8 Fuel System Icing Tests 268 12 Fuel System Design Examples 271 12.1 The Bombardier Global Express 272 12.2 Embraer 170/190 Regional Jet 280 12.3 The Boeing 777Wide-Bodied Airliner 288 12.4 The Airbus A380Wide-Bodied Airliner 301 12.5 The Anglo-French Concorde 315 13 New and Future Technologies 327 13.1 Fuel Measurement and Management 327 13.2 Fluid Mechanical Equipment Technology 331 13.3 Aerial Refueling Operations 338 References 339 Index 341 |
| Notes |
6.1.2 Refuel Shut-off Valves |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Airplanes -- Fuel systems.
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Airplanes -- Motors.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Clark, Chuck.
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Hewitt, Martin.
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Richards, Lonnie
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| LC no. |
2008036183 |
| ISBN |
0470057084 |
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047005946X |
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9780470057087 |
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9780470059463 |
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