Acronyms/Abbreviations/Symbols
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ACRONYMS / ABBREVIATIONS / SYMBOLS
%v/v-Volume percent
#-Pound
Ø -Equivalence ratio=actual concentration divided by the stoichiometric concentration
5606-Hydraulic fluid MIL-H-5606
7808-Engine oil MIL-L-7808
83282-Hydraulic fluid MIL-H-83282
A/C-Aircraft
AC/CAC-Access Compartment/Center Accessory Compartment
AENFTS-Aircraft Engine Nacelle Fire Test Simulator
AFAPL-Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory
AFFDL-Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory
AFI-Air Force Instructions
AFP-Aircraft Fire Protection
AFR-Air Force Regulations
AFT-After
AIR-Aerospace Information Report
AISI-American Iron and Steel Institue
AIT-Auto Ignition Temperature or Autonomous Ignition
Temperature
AMS-Aerospace Material Specification
API-American Petroleum Institute
API-Armor Piercing Incendiary
APU-Auxiliary Power Unit
AR-Aerial Refueling
ARAC-Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee
ARBRL-Aberdeen Ballistic Research Laboratory
ARP-Aerospace Recommended Practice
AS-Aerospace Standard
ASM-American Society for Metals
ASTM-American Society for Testing Materials
ATM-Atmosphere
AVG-Average
B.P.-Boiling Point
BAR GA-14.5 PSIG
BDE-Block, Disperse and Extinguish
BRL-Ballistic Research Laboratory
CAR-Civil Air Regulations
CFC-Chlorofluorocarbons
CFR-Code of Federal Regulations
COHB-Carboxy Hemo Globin
Cst-Stoichiometric mixture
CTFE-Chlorotriflouroethylene
Dia.-Diameter
DL-Drop Location
DOD-Department of Defense
E/E-Electronic/Electrical
e-2.718
ECS-Environmental Control System
ETL-Environmental Technology Laboratory
Ex.-example
F/A-Fuel Air Mass Ratio=Pounds of Fuel divided by Pounds of Air
FAA-Federal Aviation Administration
FAR-Federal Aviation Regulations
FMEA-Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
FOD-Foreign Object Damage
FP-Flash Point
FSII-Fuel System Icing Inhibitor
FTM-Federal Test Method
FWD-Forward
HCFC-Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
HEI-High Energy Incendiary
HFC-Hydrofluorocarbon
IR-Infrared
ISO-International Standards Organization
JP4S-A Simulant of JP4 vapors at 70 degrees F.
JTCG/AS-Joint Technical Coordinating Group of Aircraft Survivability
K-Specific heat at constant pressure divided by specific heat at constant volume
KB-One thousand barrels
Kero-Kerosene
L-Lower flammability limit
LEL-Lower Explosive Limit
LL-Lower flammability limit
MHSIT-Minimum Hot Surface Ignition Temperature
MJ-Millijoules
MS-Military Standard
MSDS-Material Safety Data Sheet
MTBF-Mean Time Before Failure
NACA-National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
NASA-National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NFPA-National Fire Protection Association
NGF-Naval Gunnery Facility ???
NMAB-National Materials Advisory Board
NOAA-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPRM-Notice of Proposed Rule Making
NTSB-National Transportation Safety Board
NWC-Naval Weapons Center
OBIGGS-On-Board Inert Gas Generating System
OSHA-Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PBI-Polybenzimidazole
PFC-Perfluorocarbon
PHL-Preliminary Hazard List
PSIA-Pounds per square inch absolute
PSIG-Pounds per Square Inch Gage
QPL-Qualified Product List
RVP-Reid Vapor Pressure
S/N-Signal to Noise
S.G.-Specific gravity
SAE-Society of Automotive Engineers
SDR-Service Difficulty Report
SDRS-Service Difficulty Report System
SFD-Spray From Downstream
SFU-Spray From Up stream
SIGG-Solid Inert Gas Generator
SS-Stainless Steel
SSEA-Systems Safety Engineering Analysis
STD-Standard
TC-Thermocouple
TDY-Temporary Duty
TN-Technical Note
TNT-Trinitrotoluene
TO-Technical Orders
TOS-Technical Operational Standards
TR-Technical Report
TSO-Technical Standard Orders
U-Upper flammability limit
UL-Upper flammability limit
UV-Ultraviolet
Vol.%-Volume Percent=Volume (Fuel)x100/Total Volume
WADC-Wright Aeronautical Development Center
WPAFB-Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Wright Pat-Wright Patterson Air Force Base
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