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MAIN FUEL SUPPLY [3 records]

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Record 1 2008-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Aircraft Systems
DEF

A manually operated valve in a fuel line(main or pilot) for the purpose of completely turning on or shutting off the fuel supply.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
OBS

robinet d'arrêt/shut off valve : Destiné essentiellement à isoler, par une obturation complète, soit une partie de tuyauterie, soit un élément ou appareil faisant ou pas partie d'un circuit ou d'un système.

OBS

robinet de fermeture à commande manuelle : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

Fuel starvation and fuel exhaustion(sometimes referred to as fuel depletion) are problems that can affect internal combustion engines fuelled by either diesel, kerosene, petroleum or any other combustible liquid or gas. If no fuel is available for an engine to burn, it cannot function. All modes of transport powered by such engines can be affected by this problem, but the consequences are most significant when it occurs to aircraft in flight. There are two main ways that an engine can run out of fuel :-Using up fuel. This is the most common cause of fuel exhaustion. An engine can use up all available fuel due to insufficient fuel being loaded for the planned journey or the journey time extended for too long(in the case of an aircraft, due to in-flight delays or problems)... ;-Leaking. In some cases, the fuel tank or the supply piping to the engine leaks and fuel is lost. This can cause engines to starve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

Lundi 22 août, on parle d'une panne de carburant. On n'aurait pas trouvé de kérosène sur les lieux du crash.

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
DEF

A device for igniting a fuel mixture.

DEF

A device which provides energy to immediately ignite a pilot or main burner.

CONT

The burner ignitor is an electric spark which directly ignites the main fuel supply, or a relatively small fuel burner which ignites the main fuel supply.

Key term(s)
  • burner igniter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
DEF

Dispositif servant à enflammer le combustible gazeux dans un brûleur.

CONT

[...] l'allumage automatique étant réalisé. Cet allumage peut être: - soit électrique [...]; - soit au gaz au moyen d'allumeurs permanents ou intermittents [...]

CONT

Dispositif d'allumage par électrode dans un brûleur à pulvérisation mécanique.

Spanish

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