DEVELOPING AN AUTOMATIC GRADE MONITOR FOR AVIATION FUELS

Shell Research Limited has developed a simple, fail-safe automatic grade monitor device that identifies fuel grade and shuts down the supply system when an unacceptable fuel is detected. The rare occasions where cumulative errors may prove hazardous to aircraft operations can now be further prevented by the availability of the fuel grade monitor. With this device we plan not only to achieve higher standards of contamination control, but also to make a significant contribution to fuel quality assurance and safety in flight. Moreover, the device has the potential for wider use in other applications, notably for the monitoring of fuel supplies to domestic or industrial appliances.

• Corporate Authors:

  Shell Oil Company

  1 Shell Plaza, P.O. Box 2463
  Houston, TX  United States  77001
• Authors:
  • Whittle, J
  • HARDY, INM
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 20-23
• Serial:
  • Shell Aviation News
  • Volume: 437
  • Issue Number: 438

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft fuels; Automation; Contaminants; Fuel composition; Monitoring; Quality control; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Contamination
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel grades
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Energy; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172821
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1978 12:00AM