Originally Posted by
DamonMeyer
Why can't the water be sumped out of jet fuel either before or after it's put in the plane...? If that's answered in the AAIB report, just slap me and I'll go read it (as appetizing as it sounds, from Vagabond's description
).
Water can remain suspended in jet fuel, especially when it is warm. It doesn't seperate out nicely like it does from gasoline. When the fuel gets cold you can get little water ice particles, but the real problem is that when the fuel gets really cold, like -45 to -50 centigrade, the fuel itself can start to freeze. It turns waxy, or like cold grease.
Joe