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APPENDIX B: ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMINOLOGY<br />

APU: Auxiliary Power Unit<br />

CWT: Center W<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Tank</strong><br />

DAS: Data Acquisition System<br />

ECS: Environmental Control System<br />

FAA: Federal Aviation Adm<strong>in</strong>istration<br />

FAR: <strong>Fuel</strong> to Air mass Ratio<br />

FID: Flame Ionization Detector<br />

LCR: Le Chatelier’s Ratio<br />

LFL: Lower Flammability Limit<br />

LOC: Lower Oxygen Concentration<br />

NEA: Nitrogen Enriched Air<br />

NTSB: National Transportation Safety Board<br />

OBIGGS: On Board Inert Gas Generation System<br />

PPM: Parts Per Million propane equivalent; quantifies volumetric concentration <strong>of</strong> fuel<br />

THC: Total Hydrocarbon Concentration<br />

Ullage: The space <strong>in</strong> the fuel tank unoccupied by liquid fuel; vapor space<br />

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