Vaporization of JP-8 Jet Fuel in a Simulated Aircraft Fuel Tank ...

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ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vi
DEDICATION vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS viii
LIST OF FIGURES x
LIST OF TABLES xiii
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Flammability in Fuel Tanks 2
1.3 Objectives of the Thesis 6
2.0 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 7
2.1 Jet Fuels 7
2.1.1 History of Jet Fuel 7
2.1.2 Fuel Flash Point 9
2.1.3 Fuel Vapor Pressure 9
2.1.4 Mass Loading 10
2.1.5 Multicomponent Fuel Vaporization 11
2.1.6 Characterization of Multicomponent Jet Fuel 12
2.1.7 Flammability Limits 14
2.2 Modeling Fuel Vaporization in a Fuel Tank 17
2.3 Experimental Research in Fuel Vaporization 18
3.0 EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS 19
4.0 EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE 25
4.1 Constant Pressure Tests 28
4.2 Flight Profiles 30
4.3 Model Calculations 31
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