Browsing by Author "Taylor, A. F."

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    First interim report on fluid diodes
    (College of Aeronautics, 1969-10) Taylor, A. F.
    A description of the various forms of fluid diode and report of tests done on a breadboard unit leading to the manufacture and testing of a prototype 1 14u vortex diode. This work was carried out under contract for Flight Refuelling Ltd. (ref. order no.D.15795 of 2.5.69) and is the first of a series to cover a preliminary study of fluidic and allied devices in aircraft low pressure fuel systems.
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    A preliminary study of survival rates in civil aircraft accidents, 1966 - 1973, with particular reference to fire risk and fuel type
    (Cranfield Institute of Technology, 1974-03) Taylor, A. F.
    To establish whether theoretical and laboratory safety advantages of low volatily fuel, such as that of low rate of flame spread, are reflected in aircraft accident 'statistics' a preliminary study has been made of the ARB's world airline accident summary. An advantage has been found in that the change to kerosine has apparently halved the death rate in survivable accidents. In all gas turbine accidents, including those where death was probably due to impact not fire, the death rate seems to be 50% higher with wide cut gasoline than with kerosine. It has also been found that a higher proportion of gasoline powered aircraft accidents involved impact death 1.1-1d that overall the survival rate has remained virtually unchanged. A critical examination of these preliminary findings, in the light of the relevant accident reports, is planned.
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    Some experiments with fluidic devices in aviation kerosene
    (College of Aeronautics, 1969-04) Taylor, A. F.
    Comparatively little has been published on ‘heavy current’ fluidic devices yet their advantages suggest that they have a place in aircraft fluid systems. As a first brief step towards assessing their value to the aircraft fuel system designer several devices were tested, singly and in pairs; in aviation kerosene. Some of the results from these experiments are given and discussed and it is considered that further work could produce some extremely worthwhile information.