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Presented to:
By:
Date:
Federal Aviation Administration Icing in Aircraft
Fuel Lines
Systems Meeting Fall, 2012
Thomas Maloney, FAA Engineer
11-14-2012
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Introduction
• This project is a continuation of a masters
thesis from Rutgers University
• The purpose is to further understand ice
accumulation in jet fuel such as that which
caused flight accidents.
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Background
• B52 accident (1958)
– Fuel pump screen clogged with ice.
– Over 200 previous “cause unknown” accidents later
attributed to fuel icing.
– Fuel Heaters and Icing Inhibitors were introduced
• Boeing 777 engine rollback (2008)
• Boeing 777 accident (2008)
– Blockage of the FOHE from ice.
• A330 engine rollback (2009)
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Objective
• Perform experiments to better understand the collection of ice in fuel pipes. – Material Dependence
• How does the type of material effect ice accumulation?
• How does the roughness of pipe material effect ice accumulation?
– Temperature Effects • Is there a preferred temperature for ice accumulation?
– Effects of Flow Rate and Flow Structure • How does turbulence such as from a defined region of recirculation effect
ice accumulation?
• What is the effect of a Reynolds Number variation on ice accumulation?
– Heat Transfer Effects • If there is a greater heat transfer from the fuel pipe, will ice accumulation
be greater?
– Contamination • What is the effect on ice accumulation of common contaminants?
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Experimental Setup
(Altitude Chamber)
• Temperature Potential: -51.1C
• Current fuel storage within the chamber: 115 gal.
• Pressure Potential: 2.73psi (40,000ft)
• Humidity Control
Altitude Chamber
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Experimental Setup (test sections)
• Test sections
– Each test pipe was fitted with ports for differential
pressure measurement.
– Each pipe had a type T thermocouple port downstream of
the test area.
– Each test pipe was easily removable for visual
observation and ice quantity measurement.
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Experimental Setup
(test sections)
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Pressure
Port
Pressure
Port
Pressure
Port
Pressure
Port Thermocouple
Thermocouple
Fuel
Tank Pump
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Experimental Setup
(Fuel Preparation)
• Jet A-1 fuel was saturated at about 21.5 Celsius with
approximately 25mL of free water in a tray at the
bottom of the fuel tank.
• The fuel was filtered for particles and water prior to
each test.
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Typical Test Results
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Note: The figures displayed here do not
necessarily correspond to a single test
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Initial conditions variation
• Initial conditions in the test pipe
– Fuel flowed through the test pipe as the fuel cooled
to the test temperature.
– Air was present in the test pipe as the fuel cooled to
the test temperature.
– Stationary fuel was present in the test pipe as the
fuel cooled to the test temperature. (in this case
there was a small air gap in the pipe also.)
– Air was present in the test pipe except for a defined
region which was sprayed with water
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Results of initial conditions
variation
• Fuel flow through the test pipe as the fuel cooled to the
test temperature.
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Results of initial conditions
variation
– Air in the test pipe as the fuel cooled to the test
temperature.
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A noticeable
amount of ice but
less than the
previous condition.
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Results of initial conditions
variation
– Stationary fuel in the test pipe as the fuel cooled to
the test temperature. (in this case there was a small
air gap in the pipe also.)
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Ice along the top of
the pipe where air
was trapped
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Results of initial conditions
variation
– Air in test pipe except for a defined region that was
sprayed with water
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Before After Note: A clear image of the other side of the pipe was not taken after the test where
water was not sprayed but it had a lack of ice accumulation
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Conclusion for initial conditions
variation
– The softer ice may stick to the pipe material but it
stuck to hard ice substantially more.
– The case that fuel flowed continually through the
flow loop as the fuel cooled was chosen for further
quantitative tests.
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Test Conditions Variation
• Repeatability
– Repeatability tests were done at a Reynolds number of 8362 and temperature of -11 °C
• Variation of Reynolds Number
– ≈3150 to ≈13000
– This Re regime covered the range that a commercial airliner may typically encounter.
• Variation of Temperature
– ≈ -7 °C to ≈ -20 °C
– Boeing attributed -5 °C to -20 °C to be the temperature range that had sticky ice. [2]
• Variation of Heat Transfer from the Pipe
– Insulated pipe or not insulated pipe
– This variation was done because of what was unintentionally found in earlier tests.
• Fuel Contaminants (Each previous contaminant wasn’t completely removed before adding the next one)
– Dust
– Excess water
– Ground up aluminum
– Ground up steel
– Ground up Polyurethane insulation
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Results of test condition variation
(Repeatability)
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Test 1 Test 2
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Results of test condition variation
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Test 1 Test 2
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Results of test condition variation
(Reynolds Number)
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Re:12922 Re: 8362 Re: 4000
Thicker
ice
Thinner
ice -11 °C
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Results of test condition variation
(Reynolds Number)
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Results of test condition variation
(Temperature)
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-7.4 °C -11.24 °C -19.35 °C
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Results of test condition variation
(Temperature)
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Results of test condition variation
(Heat Transfer)
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Un-Insulated Insulated
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Results of test condition variation
(Heat Transfer)
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Un-Insulated Insulated
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Results of test condition variation
(Contamination)
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Dust Excess Water
Fuel with the mystery
contaminant
Ground Steel Ground
Polyurethane
Insulation
Ground
Aluminum
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Summary of results for test
condition variations
– Repeatability was shown to exist visually with the
pipe images and quantitatively with pressure
increase.
– Higher Re decreased total accumulation because of
an increase in shear stress
– The ice accumulated the most at -11 °C.
– A greater heat transfer from the pipe increased ice
accumulation.
– Fuel contaminants contribute to ice accumulation.
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Other observations
• Contamination increases
ice accumulation.
• Ice accumulated more on
pipe welds than
elsewhere in the pipe
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Pipe Oriented right-side-up Pipe Oriented up-
side-down
Stainless Steel PTFE
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Overall Summary of Results
• Initial Conditions Variations – The softer ice may stick to the pipe material surface but it stuck to
hard ice substantially more.
• Pipe Configuration Variations – Materials with a greater adhesion force to water will therefore
collect more water and have a greater potential to collect soft ice.
– Pipe geometry variations lacked a defined region of ice accumulation immediately downstream.
• Test Conditions Variation – Higher Re decreased total accumulation because of an increase
in shear stress.
– The ice accumulated the most at -11 °C.
– A greater heat transfer from the pipe increased ice accumulation.
– Fuel contamination contributes to ice accumulation.
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Future Work
• Continue to test various contaminants to
determine what may have been the cause of
a decrease in accumulation.
• Test actual aircraft fuel pipes. (The same
material but thinner)
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Questions or Suggestions?
• Contact
– Thomas Maloney
– Office: 609-485-7542
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Citations
• [1] Lao, Liyun, David Hammond, Colin Ramshaw, and Hoi Yeung. Part 2 Ice Accretion. Rep. 2011. Print.
• [2] Department for Transportation, Air Accident Investigations Branch. Report on the Accident to Boeing 777-236ER, G-YMMM, at London Heathrow Airport on 17 January 2008. Working paper. Crown, 2010. Print.
• [3] Scotty, Leonard R. "Above and Beyond: Fire and Ice." History of Flight, Aviation, Space Exploration | AirSpaceMag.com. Web. 14 Nov. 2011. <http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/Above--Beyond-Fire-and-Ice.html>.
• [4] BA38. 2008. Photograph. Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. By Marc-Antony Payne. Web. 14 Nov. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BA38_Crash.jpg>.
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