Fuel
Systems
Appendix A — Fuel System Standard
17.0 — Lab Examination No. 13
Fuel Tank Impulse Test and Slosh Test cont'd
183.586 Pressure Impulse Test cont'd
7.2.1 Pre-Test Conditions and Assumptions
- The Static Pressure Test per section 183.580
shall have been completed successfully.
17.2.2 Test Media - Shop grade
compressed air or gaseous nitrogen. No special analysis is
required although the system used should be reasonably clean
and not contaminated. Gaseous nitrogen is preferred, especially
if gasoline has been used in the system prior to this test.
FIGURE:
Pressure Impulse Test — Typical Layout for Flat-Bottomed
Tank
Test Schematic Procedure
FIGURE:
Pressure Impulse Test — Typical Layout for Non-Flat-Bottomed
Tank
Test Schematic Procedure
FIGURE:
Pressure Impulse Test — Typical Setup
Test Schematic Procedure
FIGURE:
Slosh Test — Typical Layout for Flat-Bottomed Tank
Test Schematic Procedure
FIGURE:
Slosh Test — Typical Layout for Non-Flat-Bottomed Tank
Test Schematic Procedure
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