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Basic systems, sem 2, test 1
67問 • 2年前
  • Zachary Halycz
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    問題一覧

  • 1

    Aviation fuel is produced using a process called?

    Fractional distillation

  • 2

    The heavier components of the refined oil can produce additional gasoline, kerosene and diesel by a process known as?

    Cracking or “cracked”

  • 3

    Vapour lock can be caused by?

    Avgas that vaporizes too quickly can evaporate in the fuel line causing “vapour lock” which can lead to engine stoppage

  • 4

    What is vapour pressure?

    The required pressure above the liquid to prevent vapour from escaping at a given temperature

  • 5

    Fuel can cause “detonation” in a piston engine caused by having?

    Excessive temperature or excessive pressure in the cylinder

  • 6

    The higher octane number

    The less resistant the fuel is to ignition or detonation

  • 7

    The definition of specific gravity is:

    The heaviness of a volume of substance compared to an equal volume of water

  • 8

    Viscosity of fuel is?

    A measure of the fuels ability to flow

  • 9

    Jet fuel has a higher viscosity than

    Avgas

  • 10

    What is meant by volatility of a fuel?

    A measure of the fuels ability to change from a liquid into vapour. Critical to engines performance.

  • 11

    What is meant by flash point of a fuel?

    The lowest temperature at which the fuel can vaporize to form an ignitable mixture in the air. Avgas has lowest flashpoint, extremely flammable

  • 12

    Fuel types and grades used in aviation are identified by placards located in?

    Fuel tanks, fuel trucks, fuel pumps, fuel valves, filler cap

  • 13

    3 grades of Avgas

    1. Avgas 80 (red, 80/87, phased out in 1980s 2. Avgas 100 (green, 100/130, used in high performance engines 3. Avgas 100LL (blue, most common used in aviation

  • 14

    The grade number used to identify Avgas refers to the fuels ____?

    Octane level

  • 15

    Does Avgas 100LL have “less” lead added than Avgas 100?

    True

  • 16

    Which type of Avgas is most prevalent in North America

    Avgas 100LL

  • 17

    What are the most common types of additives in Avgas?

    Tetraethyl Lead, ethylene bromide

  • 18

    The addition of lead or other replacements gives fuel the possibility to produce more?

    Octane or Anti-Knock

  • 19

    The use of MOGAS suited for winter operation on a day with ambient temperature can potentially lead too?

    Detonation, due to using a low octane fuel at a higher temperature it will knock

  • 20

    What is the primary difference between three grades of jet fuel?

    Freeze point

  • 21

    Three types of Jet fuel

    •Jet A ( colourless/ straw coloured, mixture of kerosene and naphtha, Low flash point) • Jet A-1 ( colourless or straw coloured, available worldwide, same flash point as Jet A, freeze point -47 •Jet B (colourless/ straw colour, low flash point and freeze point for cold weather conditions.

  • 22

    What is Jet B known as?

    Wide cut

  • 23

    Jet A-1 is a kerosene grade of fuel suitable for?

    Colder climates, freezing point lower than jet A

  • 24

    What is the colour of jet fuel?

    Colourless or straw colour

  • 25

    Why is JP-5 used on aircraft carrier aircraft over JP-4? What makes JP-4 undesirable?

    Easier handling properties, high flash point. Higher flash and freezing point

  • 26

    Military fuel specifications “JP”

    •JP-4 is military equivalent of Jet 8, additional corrosive inhibitor and anti-icing additives •JP-5 same spec as JP-4, higher flash point •JP-8 military equivalent of Jet A-1.

  • 27

    The space in a fuel tank above the fuel that contains a gaseous mixture of fuel vapours and air is known as the tanks?

    Ullage

  • 28

    Describe the procedure for eliminating a static discharge during fueling

    1. Connect dispensing unit to ground 2. Connect aircraft to ground 3. Grounding cable connected from fuel truck to aircraft

  • 29

    Static electricity can be generated by?

    1. Aircraft in flight 2. Rapid flow of fuel through a pipe or filter, or the splashing of fuel in thank during fuelling 3. Fuel truck builds static as it drives

  • 30

    Jet fuel tends to retain contaminants due to?

    Viscosity (determines ability to hold contaminates)

  • 31

    When should water samples be taken?

    Before aircraft fuelling, fuel storage tank must be checked for water contamination

  • 32

    What does a visual indication of water in the fuel look like?

    Excess water that cannot dissolve called “free water” •appears as a water slug or entrained water droplets

  • 33

    Can water be detected when the fuel temperature is below the freezing point?

    No

  • 34

    What can be used to determine if we have water suspended in the fuel?

    “Water detecting paste”or “vegetable dye”

  • 35

    What colour does water detecting paste turn if there’s water contamination?

    Red

  • 36

    Dangers from water contamination in the fuel

    Engine failure / stoppage, icing in aircraft systems

  • 37

    Viscosity

    Viscosity of fuel determines its ability to hold contaminants. Jet fuel has higher viscosity and retains contaminants

  • 38

    Turbine fuel is prone to microbial contamination because of ?

    Viscosity and microbial growth

  • 39

    What is a surfactant?

    Surface active agent, consists of soap or detergent like materials in the fuel. Naturally occurring

  • 40

    What is a prist used for?

    A common anti-icing fuel additive, prevents microbial growth

  • 41

    Methods used for defueling a fuel tank

    Ensure aircraft is outdoors, ground truck, plane, plane-truck

  • 42

    What is gravity defueling?

    The process of draining the tanks by opening the drain valves of the aircraft fuel system. Very dangerous due to static buildup

  • 43

    Defueling safety precautions

    Fueling aircraft must be 50 feet from hangar or buildings, no smoking or fire hazards or spark hazards near fuelling area

  • 44

    Can the fuel that has been defueled from an aircraft be reused? If so under what conditions?

    Yes. Only within planes from same organization

  • 45

    What ATA chapter is for the fuel system found basically in the airframe?

    ATA chapter 28

  • 46

    What ATA chapter is for the fuel systems found basically in the engine compartment?

    ATA 73

  • 47

    What are two basic fuel systems?

    Gravity feed, pressure feed

  • 48

    What fuel systems use auxiliary pumps ?

    Pressure feed systems

  • 49

    What is the purpose of the auxiliary pump?

    Supplies fuel pressure to the carburetor, should the engine driven pump fail

  • 50

    4 types of fuel tanks

    Welded/ riveted Wet wing or integral Bladder type

  • 51

    What are the types of fuel caps used on aircraft?

    Filler cap, vented and non-vented fuel cap.

  • 52

    What are the purposes of fuel vest systems?

    To provide a slight positive pressure in the fuel tank during flight

  • 53

    In an over-wing fuel cap is left off, what is the result during the next flight? Why?

    Can cause “siphoning of fuel from the tank” due to low pressure airflow

  • 54

    What do most manufactures do to prevent inadvertent fuelling of jet fuel in a reciprocating engine?

    Fuel caps have placards and the use of restricted opening to prevent different fuel nozzles from not fitting if incorrect to required fuel

  • 55

    What type of materials can fuel lines be constructed from?

    •Rigid, (copper, aluminum, stainless steel) •Flexible (synthetic rubber, Teflon)

  • 56

    What precautions do you need to take when installing replacement fuel lines ?

    Fittings should be tightened to manufactures recommended torque values

  • 57

    I’m a gravity fed system, where is the fuel strainer / filter installed?

    Located and installed at the lowest part of the system

  • 58

    In a turbine aircraft fuel system, where is the airframe fuel filter located?

    Coarse filter between fuel tank and fuel pump Fine mesh filter between fuel pump and fuel control system

  • 59

    What causes fuel icing? How can we identify it?

    Water condenses out of jet fuel with changes in temperature. At high altitudes the water will freeze after it condenses from the fuel.

  • 60

    How to eliminate fuel icing?

    1. Using fuel heat valve to use warm engine bleed air into the fuel heater. 2. Using heated engine oil

  • 61

    What is the purpose of the compensator in a large turbine aircraft fuel quantity system?

    Compensator allows for changes in fuel temperature (density).

  • 62

    What is considered unusable fuel?

    Each fuel quantity indicator must read “zero” during level flight when the quantity of fuel = unusable

  • 63

    Name the types of fuel flow indication types.

    High powered piston engine, fuel flow measured from fuel pump and carburetor Turbine powered, fuel flow based on fuels mass.

  • 64

    What is fuel flow on an injected engine actually measuring?

    Measurement of pressure drop across fuel injector nozzles

  • 65

    What is a normal fuel pressure on a naturally aspirated engine?

    .5 to .8 psi

  • 66

    What is a the purpose of the fuel boost pump on a turbine engine?

    Maintains positive fuel pressure on the inlet side of the engine driven fuel pump

  • 67

    On a turbine engine, what unit are we using to measure fuel quantity?

    Mass of the fuel, in lbs. fuel consumed by mass

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    問題一覧

  • 1

    Aviation fuel is produced using a process called?

    Fractional distillation

  • 2

    The heavier components of the refined oil can produce additional gasoline, kerosene and diesel by a process known as?

    Cracking or “cracked”

  • 3

    Vapour lock can be caused by?

    Avgas that vaporizes too quickly can evaporate in the fuel line causing “vapour lock” which can lead to engine stoppage

  • 4

    What is vapour pressure?

    The required pressure above the liquid to prevent vapour from escaping at a given temperature

  • 5

    Fuel can cause “detonation” in a piston engine caused by having?

    Excessive temperature or excessive pressure in the cylinder

  • 6

    The higher octane number

    The less resistant the fuel is to ignition or detonation

  • 7

    The definition of specific gravity is:

    The heaviness of a volume of substance compared to an equal volume of water

  • 8

    Viscosity of fuel is?

    A measure of the fuels ability to flow

  • 9

    Jet fuel has a higher viscosity than

    Avgas

  • 10

    What is meant by volatility of a fuel?

    A measure of the fuels ability to change from a liquid into vapour. Critical to engines performance.

  • 11

    What is meant by flash point of a fuel?

    The lowest temperature at which the fuel can vaporize to form an ignitable mixture in the air. Avgas has lowest flashpoint, extremely flammable

  • 12

    Fuel types and grades used in aviation are identified by placards located in?

    Fuel tanks, fuel trucks, fuel pumps, fuel valves, filler cap

  • 13

    3 grades of Avgas

    1. Avgas 80 (red, 80/87, phased out in 1980s 2. Avgas 100 (green, 100/130, used in high performance engines 3. Avgas 100LL (blue, most common used in aviation

  • 14

    The grade number used to identify Avgas refers to the fuels ____?

    Octane level

  • 15

    Does Avgas 100LL have “less” lead added than Avgas 100?

    True

  • 16

    Which type of Avgas is most prevalent in North America

    Avgas 100LL

  • 17

    What are the most common types of additives in Avgas?

    Tetraethyl Lead, ethylene bromide

  • 18

    The addition of lead or other replacements gives fuel the possibility to produce more?

    Octane or Anti-Knock

  • 19

    The use of MOGAS suited for winter operation on a day with ambient temperature can potentially lead too?

    Detonation, due to using a low octane fuel at a higher temperature it will knock

  • 20

    What is the primary difference between three grades of jet fuel?

    Freeze point

  • 21

    Three types of Jet fuel

    •Jet A ( colourless/ straw coloured, mixture of kerosene and naphtha, Low flash point) • Jet A-1 ( colourless or straw coloured, available worldwide, same flash point as Jet A, freeze point -47 •Jet B (colourless/ straw colour, low flash point and freeze point for cold weather conditions.

  • 22

    What is Jet B known as?

    Wide cut

  • 23

    Jet A-1 is a kerosene grade of fuel suitable for?

    Colder climates, freezing point lower than jet A

  • 24

    What is the colour of jet fuel?

    Colourless or straw colour

  • 25

    Why is JP-5 used on aircraft carrier aircraft over JP-4? What makes JP-4 undesirable?

    Easier handling properties, high flash point. Higher flash and freezing point

  • 26

    Military fuel specifications “JP”

    •JP-4 is military equivalent of Jet 8, additional corrosive inhibitor and anti-icing additives •JP-5 same spec as JP-4, higher flash point •JP-8 military equivalent of Jet A-1.

  • 27

    The space in a fuel tank above the fuel that contains a gaseous mixture of fuel vapours and air is known as the tanks?

    Ullage

  • 28

    Describe the procedure for eliminating a static discharge during fueling

    1. Connect dispensing unit to ground 2. Connect aircraft to ground 3. Grounding cable connected from fuel truck to aircraft

  • 29

    Static electricity can be generated by?

    1. Aircraft in flight 2. Rapid flow of fuel through a pipe or filter, or the splashing of fuel in thank during fuelling 3. Fuel truck builds static as it drives

  • 30

    Jet fuel tends to retain contaminants due to?

    Viscosity (determines ability to hold contaminates)

  • 31

    When should water samples be taken?

    Before aircraft fuelling, fuel storage tank must be checked for water contamination

  • 32

    What does a visual indication of water in the fuel look like?

    Excess water that cannot dissolve called “free water” •appears as a water slug or entrained water droplets

  • 33

    Can water be detected when the fuel temperature is below the freezing point?

    No

  • 34

    What can be used to determine if we have water suspended in the fuel?

    “Water detecting paste”or “vegetable dye”

  • 35

    What colour does water detecting paste turn if there’s water contamination?

    Red

  • 36

    Dangers from water contamination in the fuel

    Engine failure / stoppage, icing in aircraft systems

  • 37

    Viscosity

    Viscosity of fuel determines its ability to hold contaminants. Jet fuel has higher viscosity and retains contaminants

  • 38

    Turbine fuel is prone to microbial contamination because of ?

    Viscosity and microbial growth

  • 39

    What is a surfactant?

    Surface active agent, consists of soap or detergent like materials in the fuel. Naturally occurring

  • 40

    What is a prist used for?

    A common anti-icing fuel additive, prevents microbial growth

  • 41

    Methods used for defueling a fuel tank

    Ensure aircraft is outdoors, ground truck, plane, plane-truck

  • 42

    What is gravity defueling?

    The process of draining the tanks by opening the drain valves of the aircraft fuel system. Very dangerous due to static buildup

  • 43

    Defueling safety precautions

    Fueling aircraft must be 50 feet from hangar or buildings, no smoking or fire hazards or spark hazards near fuelling area

  • 44

    Can the fuel that has been defueled from an aircraft be reused? If so under what conditions?

    Yes. Only within planes from same organization

  • 45

    What ATA chapter is for the fuel system found basically in the airframe?

    ATA chapter 28

  • 46

    What ATA chapter is for the fuel systems found basically in the engine compartment?

    ATA 73

  • 47

    What are two basic fuel systems?

    Gravity feed, pressure feed

  • 48

    What fuel systems use auxiliary pumps ?

    Pressure feed systems

  • 49

    What is the purpose of the auxiliary pump?

    Supplies fuel pressure to the carburetor, should the engine driven pump fail

  • 50

    4 types of fuel tanks

    Welded/ riveted Wet wing or integral Bladder type

  • 51

    What are the types of fuel caps used on aircraft?

    Filler cap, vented and non-vented fuel cap.

  • 52

    What are the purposes of fuel vest systems?

    To provide a slight positive pressure in the fuel tank during flight

  • 53

    In an over-wing fuel cap is left off, what is the result during the next flight? Why?

    Can cause “siphoning of fuel from the tank” due to low pressure airflow

  • 54

    What do most manufactures do to prevent inadvertent fuelling of jet fuel in a reciprocating engine?

    Fuel caps have placards and the use of restricted opening to prevent different fuel nozzles from not fitting if incorrect to required fuel

  • 55

    What type of materials can fuel lines be constructed from?

    •Rigid, (copper, aluminum, stainless steel) •Flexible (synthetic rubber, Teflon)

  • 56

    What precautions do you need to take when installing replacement fuel lines ?

    Fittings should be tightened to manufactures recommended torque values

  • 57

    I’m a gravity fed system, where is the fuel strainer / filter installed?

    Located and installed at the lowest part of the system

  • 58

    In a turbine aircraft fuel system, where is the airframe fuel filter located?

    Coarse filter between fuel tank and fuel pump Fine mesh filter between fuel pump and fuel control system

  • 59

    What causes fuel icing? How can we identify it?

    Water condenses out of jet fuel with changes in temperature. At high altitudes the water will freeze after it condenses from the fuel.

  • 60

    How to eliminate fuel icing?

    1. Using fuel heat valve to use warm engine bleed air into the fuel heater. 2. Using heated engine oil

  • 61

    What is the purpose of the compensator in a large turbine aircraft fuel quantity system?

    Compensator allows for changes in fuel temperature (density).

  • 62

    What is considered unusable fuel?

    Each fuel quantity indicator must read “zero” during level flight when the quantity of fuel = unusable

  • 63

    Name the types of fuel flow indication types.

    High powered piston engine, fuel flow measured from fuel pump and carburetor Turbine powered, fuel flow based on fuels mass.

  • 64

    What is fuel flow on an injected engine actually measuring?

    Measurement of pressure drop across fuel injector nozzles

  • 65

    What is a normal fuel pressure on a naturally aspirated engine?

    .5 to .8 psi

  • 66

    What is a the purpose of the fuel boost pump on a turbine engine?

    Maintains positive fuel pressure on the inlet side of the engine driven fuel pump

  • 67

    On a turbine engine, what unit are we using to measure fuel quantity?

    Mass of the fuel, in lbs. fuel consumed by mass