Microbial growth in aviation fuel
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
ISSN: 0002-2667
Article publication date: 1 October 2003
Abstract
Growth of microorganisms in petroleum products has been recorded since 1895, causing fouling, malfunction and corrosion in storage tanks, airfield equipment, pipelines, airframes and engines. This paper considers the problems that fuel microbes pose to the aviation industry and discusses the International Air Transport Association Aviation Working Group's “Guidance Material on Microbiological Contamination in Aircraft Fuel Tanks”.
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Citation
Hill, T. (2003), "Microbial growth in aviation fuel", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 75 No. 5, pp. 497-502. https://doi.org/10.1108/00022660310492582
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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