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Desk Jockey
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stickyb
Question from a non pilot.
When a liquid is compressed, temperature rises. When pressure reduced, temperature falls.
How is the flow of fuel controlled (physically, not logically) ?
Would it be possible for the 'valve' controlling the flow to form a point at which pressure was reduced, thus cooling the fuel even more and maybe causing ice to aggregate?
A small restriction could then, under some circumstances, become self perpetuating
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stickyb
I think you’ll find you can’t compress a liquid.
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