737 MAX 8 exploding jet fuel danger ?
12-30-2019, 01:39 AM
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737 MAX 8 exploding jet fuel danger ?
I was wandering if the height of the new engines on the max 8 could coarse the jet fuel to self ignite. Jet fuel burns at 38 degree celsius and self ignite at 210 degree celsius. The engines are to big for the old 737 model so the engines are lifted so high up in front of the wing that the outlet from the engines run over the back side of the wings , also why the plane needs MACS, and can get up to 600 degree celsius, is this safe ?.
Even the Aluminium construction can this handle the heat in the long run ?.
Even the Aluminium construction can this handle the heat in the long run ?.
12-30-2019, 02:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Crank
I was wandering if the height of the new engines on the max 8 could coarse the jet fuel to self ignite. Jet fuel burns at 38 degree celsius and self ignite at 210 degree celsius. The engines are to big for the old 737 model so the engines are lifted so high up in front of the wing that the outlet from the engines run over the back side of the wings , also why the plane needs MACS, and can get up to 600 degree celsius, is this safe ?.
Even the Aluminium construction can this handle the heat in the long run ?.
Even the Aluminium construction can this handle the heat in the long run ?.
12-30-2019, 03:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Crank
Fetzer value ??
12-30-2019, 04:35 AM
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Naw, it’s pretty much all ball bearings these days.
12-30-2019, 05:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Crank
Fetzer value ??
12-30-2019, 06:20 AM
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Crank, I conclude:
1. You have just enough knowledge to be dangerous.
2. You are not a pilot.
3. You are not a competent engineer.
4. English is not your first language.
The answer to your questions is no.
A car has a hot combustion mixture exhausting from the engine. That exhaust passes by the car’s fuel tank. Why doesn’t the gasoline in your fuel tank explode?
1. You have just enough knowledge to be dangerous.
2. You are not a pilot.
3. You are not a competent engineer.
4. English is not your first language.
The answer to your questions is no.
A car has a hot combustion mixture exhausting from the engine. That exhaust passes by the car’s fuel tank. Why doesn’t the gasoline in your fuel tank explode?
12-30-2019, 06:49 AM
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From what I gather, OP thinks the engine bypass air will heat the fuel in the wing tanks, causing it to explode.
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