AM.II.J.K7
KnowledgeCharacteristics of fuel types.
From the FAA library
- Chapter 2: Engine Fuel & Fuel Metering Systems › Engine Fuel System Components › Main Fuel Pumps (Engine Driven)
fixed quantity of fuel to the engine for every revolution of the pump gears. Gear-type pumps have approximately straight line flow characteristics, whereas fuel requirements fluctuate with flight or ambient air conditions. Hence, a pump of adequate capacity…
- Chapter 14: Aircraft Fuel Systems › Types of Aviation Fuel › Turbine Engine Fuels
type of fuel different from that of reciprocating aircraft engines. Commonly known as jet fuel, turbine engine fuel is designed for use in turbine engines and should never be mixed with aviation gasoline or introduced into the fuel system ... reciprocating aircraft engine fuel system. The characteristics of turbine engine fuels are significantly different from those of AVGAS. Turbine engine fuels are hydrocarbon compounds of higher viscosity with much lower volatility and higher boiling points than gasoline. In the distillation…
- Chapter 14: Aircraft Fuel Systems › Checking for Fuel System Contaminants › Detection of Contaminants
sample of fuel and shaken. The solution is then put into the analyzer shown to determine the level of microorganisms in the fuel. Fuel trucks and fuel farms may make use of laser contaminant identification technology. All fuel exiting ... automatically shuts off flow to the fueling nozzle. Thus, aircraft are fueled only with clean dry fuel. When surfactant filters are combined with contaminant identification technology and microorganism detection, chances of delivering clean fuel to the aircraft engines are good…