Aircraft fuel systems
All aspects of fuel products and systems including fuel handling, quantity gauging and management functions for both commercial (civil) and military applications. The fuel systems on board modern aircraft are multi-functional, fully integrated complex networks. They are designed to provide a proper and reliable management of fuel resources throughout all phases of operation, notwithstanding changes in altitude or speed, as well as to monitor system functionality and advise the flight crew of any operational anomalies that may develop.: Collates together a wealth of information on fuel system d
1 online resource (xviii, 345 pages) : illustrations
9780470059470, 9780470059463, 9781282136670, 9786612136672, 0470059478, 047005946X, 1282136674, 6612136677
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Print version:
Aircraft Fuel Systems; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms; Series Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Fuel System Design Drivers; 3 Fuel Storage; 4 Fuel System Functions of Commercial Aircraft; 5 Fuel System Functions of Military Aircraft and Helicopters; 6 Fluid Mechanical Equipment; 7 Fuel Measurement and Management Equipment; 8 Fuel Properties; 9 Intrinsic Safety, Electro Magnetics and Electrostatics; 10 Fuel Tank Inerting; 11 Design Development and Certification; 12 Fuel System Design Examples; 13 New and Future Technologies; References; Index
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