Aircraft fuel systems [[electronic resource] /] / Roy Langton ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley, , 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (367 p.)
• Disciplina: 629.134/351; 629.13435
• Soggetto topico: Airplanes - Fuel systems; Airplanes - Motors
• Altri autori: LangtonRoy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Aircraft Fuel Systems; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms; Series Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Review of Fuel Systems Issues; 1.1.1 Basic Fuel System Characteristics and Functions; 1.1.2 Fuel Quantity Measurement; 1.1.3 Fuel Properties and Environmental Issues; 1.2 The Fuel System Design and Development Process; 1.2.1 Program Management; 1.2.2 Design and Development Support Tools; 1.2.3 Functional Maturity; 1.2.4 Testing and Certification; 1.3 Fuel System Examples and Future Technologies; 1.4 Terminology; 2 Fuel System Design Drivers; 2.1 Design Drivers ; 2.1.1 Intended Aircraft Mission2.1.2 Dispatch Reliability Goals; 2.1.3 Fuel Tank Boundaries and Tank Location Issues; 2.1.4 Measurement and Management System Functional Requirements; 2.1.5 Electrical Power Management Architecture and Capacity; 2.2 Identification and Mitigation of Safety Risks; 2.2.1 Fuel System Risks; 3 Fuel Storage; 3.1 Tank Geometry and Location Issues for Commercial Aircraft; 3.2 Operational Considerations; 3.2.1 CG Shift due to Fuel Storage; 3.2.2 Unusable Fuel; 3.3 Fuel Tank Venting; 3.3.1 Vent System Sizing; 3.4 Military Aircraft Fuel Storage Issues ; 3.4.1 Drop Tanks and Conformal Tanks3.4.2 Closed Vent Systems; 3.5 Maintenance Considerations; 3.5.1 Access; 3.5.2 Contamination; 4 Fuel System Functions of Commercial Aircraft; 4.1 Refueling and Defueling; 4.1.1 Pressure Refueling; 4.1.2 Defueling; 4.2 Engine and APU Feed; 4.2.1 Feed Tank and Engine Location Effects; 4.2.2 Feed Pumping Systems; 4.2.3 Feed Tank Scavenging; 4.2.4 Negative g Considerations; 4.2.5 Crossfeed; 4.2.6 Integrated Feed System Solution; 4.2.7 Feed System Design Practices; 4.3 Fuel Transfer; 4.3.1 Fuel Burn Scheduling; 4.3.2 Wing Load Alleviation ; 4.3.3 Fuel Transfer System Design Requirements4.4 Fuel Jettison; 4.4.1 Jettison System Example; 4.5 Fuel Quantity Gauging; 4.5.1 Architectural Considerations; 4.5.2 Fuel Load Planning; 4.5.3 Leak Detection; 4.6 Fuel Management and Control; 4.6.1 Refuel Distribution; 4.6.2 In-flight Fuel Management; 4.6.3 Fuel Management System Architecture Considerations; 4.6.4 Flight Deck Displays, Warnings and Advisories; 4.7 Ancillary Systems; 5 Fuel System Functions of Military Aircraft and Helicopters; 5.1 Refueling and Defueling; 5.1.1 Pressure Refueling; 5.1.2 Defueling; 5.2 Engine and APU Feed ; 5.3 Fuel Transfer5.4 Aerial Refueling; 5.4.1 Design and Operational Issues Associated with Aerial Refueling; 5.4.2 Flying Boom System; 5.4.3 Probe and Drogue Systems; 5.5 Fuel Measurement and Management Systems in Military Applications; 5.5.1 KC-135 Aerial Refueling Tanker Fuel Measurement and Management System; 5.6 Helicopter Fuel Systems; 6 Fluid Mechanical Equipment; 6.1 Ground Refueling and Defueling Equipment; 6.1.1 Refueling and Defueling Adaptors; 6.1.2 Refuel Shut-off Valves; 6.1.3 Fuel Transfer Valves; 6.2 Fuel Tank Venting and Pressurization Equipment; 6.3 Aerial Refueling Equipment ; 6.3.1 The Flying Boom System Equipment
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Aircraft fuel systems
• ISBN: 1-282-13667-4; 9786612136672; 0-470-05947-8; 0-470-05946-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822086503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Aerospace series (Chichester, England).; THEi Wiley ebooks.