Fuel spillage tests were conducted to evaluate the performance of an antimisting fuel (FM-9 with glycol/amine carrier fluid) in a simulated crash environment. The results of the tests are: (1) FM-9 when compared with neat Jet A afforded flammability protection even under test conditions which resulted in a 'fail' for the FM-9; (2) 0.3% 80 F FM-9 provided excellent fire resistance at air-shearing velocities up to 125 knots; (3) spillage rates from 20 to 60 gallons per second yielded similar results; (4) fuel temperature impacted the antimisting performance of the fuel, 47 fuel and 110 F fuel provided fire resistance at air-shearing velocities of 133 and 116 knots, respectively; (5) additive concentration affected fire resistance performance with 0.2 percent and 0.35 percent providing protection at air-shearing velocities of 99 knots and 142 knots, respectively; (6) MK40 rockets used as an ignition source did not alter the basic fire resistance properties of the fuel; (7) the height above the ground of the fuel release point did not affect the test results; (8) the discharge orifice shape did not affect the tests results; (9) engine fuel ingestion tests indicated that fuel quantity ingested was the governing factor as to whether engine surge occurs; (10) deceleration tests indicated that the safety range of FM-9 is about 30 knots higher in deceleration tests versus steady-state spillage tests. (Author)


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    Title :

    Wing Spillage Tests Using Antimisting Fuel


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    54 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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