Huber, M.
and Yang, J.
(2002),
Thermodynamic Analysis of Fuel Vapor Characteristics in an Aircraft Fuel Tank Ullage, Fire Safety Journal, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=911579
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Thermodynamic Analysis of Fuel Vapor Characteristics in an Aircraft Fuel Tank Ullage
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As a prerequisite to a comprehensive analysis of aircraft fuel tank fire and explosion hazards, a vapor-liquid equilibrium thermodynamic analysis was developed to assess the fuel vapor behavior in an aircraft fuel tank ullage. The analysis was based on the Peng-Robinson equation of state and the extended corresponding-states method. Jet-A fuel was treated as a pseudo single-component fluid. The calculated fuel/air mass ratios followed the trend observed in previous measurements.Citation
Fire Safety Journal
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37
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No. 5
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Journals
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aircraft fuel tanks, ullage, explosion hazards, thermodynamics, fuel/air mixtures, JP-1 jet fuel, aircraft explosions
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Created July 1, 2002, Updated June 2, 2021