Evaluation of four classes of thickened fuels eliminates canned-heat gels, viscoelastic Napalm type, and polymer-thickened fluids; emulsions-thickened fuels seem more compatible with aircraft systems; points of superiority include ease of removal from tanks, good atomizing properties in engines, and constancy of rheological properties over wide temperature range; recent work to develop emulsion safety fuels for helicopters and cargo planes has uncovered formulations containing at least 97% fuel; these emulsions appear to have good stability at -30 to 130 F; separation of JP-4 varies from 1 to 10% after several cycles of heating and cooling between these limits.


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    Title :

    Thickened fuels for aircraft safety


    Additional title:

    SAE -- Paper


    Contributors:
    Beerbower, A. (author) / Nixon, J. (author) / Philippoff, W. (author) / Wallace, T.J. (author)

    Conference:

    SAE Meeting ; 1967



    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Thickened Fuels for Aircraft Safety

    Beerbower, A. / Nixon, J. / Wallace, T. J. et al. | SAE Technical Papers | 1967



    "Safety" fuels for aircraft engines

    Grebel, A. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1929