Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #19934
From: Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Fuel tank testing
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 01:18:38 -0400
To: <lml>
Posted for "Larry Graves" <larry-graves@comcast.net>:

Good idea to put a small party balloon over a vent line while
pressure testing a tank, that way the balloon provides an instant
and reliable visual indicator of increased pressure, and it is
always below 2 psi...

Best Regards,

Larry Graves
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5 to 7 psi translates to a minimum  of  720lb/sq ft on every
square foot of
the wing skin.  That is a lot of force trying to burst the tank.
I would
say that pressure is an accident waiting to happen.  Also what
other joints
have you strained that you cannot see?
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