Fuel-Oil Flashcards
What fluids need special seal?
Synthetic fluids require fire resistant seals
Why is fuel consolidated?
to move weight as necessary for the list and trim
Reduce free surface effects
Speed up the re-fueling process
What manual gives the address to NOAP to send oil samples?
NEM M9000.6
What is used to improve diesel fuel to improve cold weather handling properties?
Blend #2 and #1 diesel or add kerosene to reduce flashpoint to 140 deg
When taking on fuel how often do you take soundings?? what changes at ¾ tank?
3-4 min until ¾ then continuous until 95% full
What are the two types of fuel injector systems
Direct and indirect
clear & bright testing can identify water and particulate contamination and to a limited degree____?
Microbiological contamination
Substances which have a tendency or inclination of attracting oil?
Oleophilic
Clear and bright refers to what?
Clear -visible particles
bright-water
When TAKING ON FUEL WHAT IS THE ABSOLUTE LOWEST FLASH POINT YOU CAN TAKE ONBOARD?
140f 60C
What kind of fuel has an icing inhibitor?
JP-5 FSSI F-44
When a cutter takes fuel onboard how long should they keep that fuel?
6 months
what is the lowest burn temp for JP-5
140
What is the flash point for F-76
140 deg
WHat color fuel does the CG cutters not accept?
black
What chapter is for platsicol
631
What is the max allowable PPM of water in fuel?
500PPM
Max FOD for a detroit diesel engine is
2.5 % FOD
Dissolved water is what type of problem in a fuel system
Temperature
Clear and bright tests can also help find what?
microbial contamination
How many gallons of JP5 are flushed through the hose prior to a hot refuel?
50 Gallons
What is Codog
Combined diesel and gas 378
What is Codag?
combined diesel and gas-wmsl
DESC bunker contracts allow blended diesel fuel with a flash point with a flash point under 140 deg during which months in Alaska
15 Oct-15 April
Flash point 125 deg
What is the lowest temp JP you can use in an emergency
lowest flash point allowed onboard flashpoint to 140 deg
UNLESS DESC bunker contracts allow 15 Oct-15 April Flashpoint 125 deg
when does a liquid become a waste
after shelf life expires
above storage containment for a tank?
72 hours at 110% capacity
an underground piping system has what % underground
10%
who can approve the bypass of a jp-5 fuel filter
Commanding officer
When refueling an aircraft aboard a cutter what is component that restricts the fuel flow to the nozzle if the filter becomes clogged with debris?
go-no-go
At what pressure will the go-no-go fuel monitor for aviation fueling pop?
20 psi
How many gallons do you flush the hose before refueling a hero?
50 gallons
What happens when copper particles come off the inside of fuel lines?
copper ions enter the fuel will plate out the diesel engine injectors
What is an accurate low cost way to measure small variations in pressure?
manometer
Strainers usually remove what type material
coarse particles
fuel filters typically remove what type of material?
fine particles
What is a hot surface for fuel oil?
400
What is a hot surface for oil?
650
