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To: melancholy
Astonishing! I put many in chemical and petrochemical plants. One of such tanks had more vapor space and pumping in/out capacity than the largest commercial aircraft fuel tanks’ capacity many times over.

Perhaps you should build them for Boeing. I believe they paid a $12 million fine to the FAA for not meeting the deadline to install such a system about five or so years ago.

That will not stop the 400 mph cool/cold air from cooling the fuel tank in no time.

Odd that it doesn't cool the plastic inside windows on the plane that quickly. And there's not even whole bunch of machinery between the actual window and that little plastic inside window.

If we have chafed wires and mixed voltages and static electricity in contact with flammables with no inert atmosphere, more explosions will not be unexpected.

The NTSB predicted one every 4.5 years if no actions taken. There was another less than five years after flight 800.

Also, that static electricity theory was one that neither my father (the 747 expert) nor me bought into.

206 posted on 07/14/2021 2:33:17 PM PDT by OA5599
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To: OA5599

“Perhaps you should build them for Boeing.“

I didn’t build them. I calculated the requirements, drew the P&IDs and specified the equipment, piping and instrumentation. I’m now retired, however.

“Odd that it doesn’t cool the plastic inside windows on the plane that quickly. And there’s not even whole bunch of machinery between the actual window and that little plastic inside window.”

Nothing odd about it. It’s quite simple. Two or more thermal plastic/glass panes with almost full vacuum in between constitutes an aircraft window. It’s heat/cold insulation.


210 posted on 07/14/2021 3:06:12 PM PDT by melancholy (You can vote Socialism in, but you have to shoot your way out. (FReeper pilgrim heard it said))
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