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Old 20th Jul 2013, 11:46
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noughtsnones
 
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I recall, from my early engineering days, fuel system guys passing on lessons related to dead heading fuel pumping systems. I think the key problem was thermal expansion of the fuel that became sealed between low pressure and high pressure shut-off valves; the heat generated by windmilling pumps may be added to by heat transfer from the engine lubrication oil system.
The threat has also been proven to exist in test cell fuel systems
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