Design and Testing of an Aircraft Nucleonic Fuel Quantity System Lockheed Georgia Nuclear Laboratory

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Walker, W. P., author.

Conference Name:

Aeronautic and Space Engineering and Manufacturing Meeting (1969-10-06 : Los Angeles, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1969

Summary:

A new type of fuel quantity gaging system has been designed, fabricated, and is being flight tested. Design, fabrication, and testing were accomplished at Lockheed's Georgia Nuclear Laboratory at Dawsonville, Ga. The system utilizes nuclear radiation to obtain a mass measurement of fuel quantity, be it fluid or in the emulsified state. This type system offers advantages over presently used devices in the areas of maintainability, reliability, and accuracy

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Publisher Number:

690673

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