What do you need to know about plumbing a fuel system?
What do you need to know about plumbing a fuel system?
But before you go hunting for that pencil and paper, there are several criteria that need determining before choosing which parts you require. The hose is the vital link to join all the components together and there are many choices available. The first point to check is the type of fitting required.
How can you tell how much fuel is in a fuel tank?
By adding the indications of all of the drip sticks and converting to pounds or gallons via a chart supplied by the manufacturer, the quantity of the fuel in the tank can be ascertained. [Figure 10] Figure 10. A fuel drip stick is lowered from the fuel tank bottom until fuel drips out the hole at the bottom.
Where are the fuel gauges located on a business jet?
Business jet aircraft share many of these features. True fuel flow indicators for each engine are used as the primary means for monitoring fuel delivery to the engines. A fuel temperature gauge is common as are fuel filter bypass warning lights. The temperature sensor is usually located in a main fuel tank.
What do you need to know about an aircraft fuel indicator?
[Figure 9] An amplifier is also needed in older systems. The amplitude of the electric signals must be increased to move the servo motor in the analog indicator. Additionally, the dielectric constant of different turbine-engine fuels approved for a particular aircraft may also vary.
How many independent fuel systems do you need?
Nitrous systems are very sensitive to fuel pressure fluctuations. It is highly recommended that you run two independent fuel systems when using Nitrous (preferably with return-style regulators). Two small systems with small pumps, fuel lines and regulators are usually cheaper than one large system anyway.
But before you go hunting for that pencil and paper, there are several criteria that need determining before choosing which parts you require. The hose is the vital link to join all the components together and there are many choices available. The first point to check is the type of fitting required.
Business jet aircraft share many of these features. True fuel flow indicators for each engine are used as the primary means for monitoring fuel delivery to the engines. A fuel temperature gauge is common as are fuel filter bypass warning lights. The temperature sensor is usually located in a main fuel tank.
What are the tendencies of a fuel system?
A fuel system is just that – a system! All the pieces must work together. The current trend is to run a pump that is much bigger than should be required to compensate for deficiencies within the system. Simply buying and installing the biggest pump you can find will not be enough if the rest of the system is poorly thought out.
