QA

Question 1

What is the NATO code for MOGAS?

Answer 1

F-46

Question 2

What is MOGAS composed of?

Answer 2

A mixture of highly volatile liquid hydrocarbons designed for use in internal combustion engines.

Question 3

How are the characteristics of MOGAS determined?

Answer 3

By its knock value

Question 4

What is the octane number?

Answer 4

A numerical measure of the antiknock properties of motor fuel based on the percentage of volume of isooctane in standard reference fuel.

Question 5

What is the NATO code for JP-5?

Answer 5

F-44

Question 6

JP-5 IS BASED ON WHAT?

Answer 6

KEROSENE

Question 7

WHAT IS THE ONLY FUEL APPROVED FOR USE ON NAVY SHIPS?

Answer 7

JP-5

Question 8

WHY IS JP-5 THE ONLY FUEL APPROVED FOR USE ON NAVY SHIPS?

Answer 8

BECAUSE IT HAS A HIGHER FLASH POINT

Question 9

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN JP-5 IS MIXED WITH OTHER FUELS?

Answer 9

THE FLASH POINT DROPS/LOWERS AND BECOMES UNSAFE

Question 10

JP-5 CAN BE USED TO SUBSTITUTE WHICH TYPE OF FUEL?

Answer 10

DFM (DIESEL FUEL MARINE) NATO CODE -F76

Question 11

WHAT IS THE NATO CODE FOR JP-4?

Answer 11

F-40

Question 12

WHO USES JP-4?

Answer 12

ARMY, AIR FORCE AND SOME SHORE BASED STATIONS

Question 13

WHAT IS THE NATO CODE FOR JP-8?

Answer 13

F-34

Question 14

WHAT IS THE FLASHPOINT OF JP-=8?

Answer 14

100 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT

Question 15

WHAT IS THE FLASHPOINT OF JP-5?

Answer 15

140 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT

Question 16

WHAT IS THE FLASH POINT OF JP-4?

Answer 16

0 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT

Question 17

WHAT IS VOLATILITY?

Answer 17

THE RATE AT WHICH FUEL CHANGES TO VAPOR

Question 18

WHAT IS THE VAPOR PRESSURE OF JP-5 AT NORMAL ROOM TEMP?

Answer 18

0 PSI

Question 19

WHAT IS SPECIFIC GRAVITY?

Answer 19

THE RATIO OF WRIGHT OF A GIVEN VOLUME OF FUEL

Question 20

WHAT IS THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF JP-5 USED FOR?

Answer 20

TO DETERMINE THE PROPER SIZE OF THE DISCHARGE RING ON THE PURIFIER

Question 21

WHAT IS VISCOSITY?

Answer 21

THE MEASURE OF A LIQUIDS RESISTANCE TO FLOW

Question 22

WHAT IS SOLVENCY?

Answer 22

THE ABILITY THE FUEL HAS TO DISSOLVE MATERIALS

Question 23

WHAT IS THE FREEZING POINT OF JP-5?

Answer 23

-51 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT

Question 24

ALL GRAVITY DETERMINATIONS ARE CORRELATED TO WHAT TEMP?

Answer 24

60 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT

Question 25

WHAT IS THE FREEZING POINT OF JP-8

Answer 25

-53 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT

Question 26

WHAT IS A FLASH POINT?

Answer 26

THE LOWEST TEMP. AT WHICH THE FUEL VAPORIZES ENOUGH TO FORM A COMBUSTABLE VAPOR

Question 27

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS YOU MUST TAKE WHEN HANDLING MOTOR GASOLINE?

Answer 27

AVOID EYE CONTACT, DO NOT INHALE VAPORS, DO NOT UNTER TANKS THAT HAVE CONTAINED GASOLINE UNTIL TRACES OF THE VAPORS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED.

Question 28

APPROX. HOW MANY MICRONS ARE IN 1 INCH?

Answer 28

25,400 MICRONS

Question 29

WHAT IS PPM?

Answer 29

PARTS PER MILLION; USED TO MEASURE WATER CONTAMINATION

Question 30

WHAT IS THE MAX PPM THAT JP-5 CAN HAVE AND STILL BE ACCEPTABLE FOR AIRCRAFT REFUELING?

Answer 30

5 PPM

Question 31

WHAT IS THE MAX MG/L OF SEDIMENT THAT JP-5 CAN HAVE AND STILL BE ACCEPTABLE FOR AIRCRAFT REFUELING?

Answer 31

2 MG/L

Question 32

WHAT DOES THE TERM "CLEAN" MEAN?

Answer 32

THE ABSENSE OF ANY CLOUD, EMULSION, VISIBLE SEDIMENT OR FREE WATER.

Question 33

WHAT DOES THE TERM "BRIGHT" MEAN?

Answer 33

THE FUEL HAS A SHINY, SPARKLING APPEARANCE

Question 34

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTAMINATION?

Answer 34

MATERIAL AND CHEMICAL

Question 35

WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF MATERIAL CONTAMINATION?

Answer 35

WATER AND SEDIMENT

Question 36

WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON CONTAMINATION?

Answer 36

WATER

Question 37

HOW CAN WATER BE PRESENT IN FUEL?

Answer 37

AS FREE, ENTRAINED OR DISSOLVED WATER

Question 38

DESCRIBE FREE WATER

Answer 38

MAY BE IN THE FORM OF A CLOUD, EMULSION, DROPLETS OR IN GROSS AMOUNTS IN THE BOTTLE OF TANKS AND CONTAINERS

Question 39

DESCRIBE ENTRAINED WATER

Answer 39

FOUND IN FUELS IN THE FORM OF VERY SMALL DROPLETS, FOG OR MIST. IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE VISIBLE TO THE NAKES EYE. WHEN LARGE AMOUNTS OF ENTRAINED WATER ARE PRESENT, FUEL WILL HAVE A MILKY OR HAZY APPEARANCE.

Question 40

DESCRIBE DISSOLVED WATER

Answer 40

THE WATER IS DISSOLVED AND ABSORBED BY THE JP-5 AND IS NOT VISILBE.

Question 41

WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR PARTICULATE MATTER?

Answer 41

SEDIMENT

Question 42

HOW DOES SEDIMENT APPEAR?

Answer 42

AS DUST, POWDER, FIBROUS MATERIAL, GRAINS, FLAKES OR STAIN

Question 43

WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON KIND OF SEDIMENT?

Answer 43

SAND AND RUST

Question 44

WHAT ARE THE 2 TYPES OF SOLID OR SEDIMENT CONTAMINTION?

Answer 44

* COURSE SEDIMENT- SEDIMENT THAT CAN BE SEEN AND EASILY SETTLES. 10 MICRONS OR LARGER * FINE SEDIMENT- CONSISTS OF PARTICLES 10 MICRONS OR SMALLLER. PROPER FILTRATION CAN REMOVE 98% OF FINE SEDIMENT.

Question 45

WHAT IS MICROBIOLOGICAL GROWTH?

Answer 45

CONSISTS OF LIVING ORGANISMS THAT GROW AT THE FUEL/WATER INTERFACE

Question 46

WHAT DOES MICRBIOLOGICAL GROWTH INCLUDE?

Answer 46

PROTOZOA, FUNGUS, AND BACTERIA

Question 47

WHAT IS FUNGUS?

Answer 47

A VEGITABLE LIFE;IT HOLDS RUST AND WATER IN SUSPENSION AND IS AN EFFECTIVE STABLIZING AGENT FOR THE FUEL-WATER EMULSION

Question 48

WHAT IS EMULSION?

Answer 48

A LIQUID SUSPENDED IN ANOTHER LIQUID

Question 49

WHAT ARE THE 2 TYPES OF EMULSION?

Answer 49

FUEL.IN WATER AND WATER IN FUEL (WATER IN FUEL IS THE MOST COMMON)

Question 50

HOW DOES EMULSION APPEAR?

Answer 50

AS A LIGHT TO HEAVY CLOUD IN FUEL

Question 51

WHAT IS A SURFACTANT?

Answer 51

A CONTRACTION OF TERM "SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT" A SURFACE ACTIVE AGENT IS A SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES A MARKED REDUCTION IN THE INTERFACIAL TENSION OF LIQUIDS

Question 52

HOW DOES A SURFACTANT APPEAR?

Answer 52

DARK, RED BROWN, OR BLACK WATER IN FILTER/SEPORATOR SUMP DRAINS, REFUELERS SUMP DRAINS OR PIPELING LOW POINT DRAINS

Question 53

WHAT IS THE MOST SERIOUS TYPE OF CONTAMINATION?

Answer 53

CHEMICAL

Question 54

WHAT IS CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION?

Answer 54

COMMINGLING

Question 55

WHAT IS COMMINGLING?

Answer 55

THE INADVERTENT MIXING OF 2 OR MORE TYPES OF FUEL

Question 56

WHAT IS A LINE SAMPLE?

Answer 56

SAMPLE TAKEN FROM A PIPELINE OF A HOSE NEAR THE DISCHARGE POINT WHILE THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING AT NORMAL FLOW RATES

Question 57

WHAT IS A COMPOSITE SAMPLE?

Answer 57

A BLEND OF SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE UPPER, LOWER AND MIDDLE LEVELS OF A TANKS CONTENT.

Question 58

WHAT IS AN ALL LEVEL SAMPLE?

Answer 58

A SAMPLE OBTAINED BT SUBMERGING A CLOSED SAMPLER TO THE POINT NEAR AS POSSIBLE TO THE DRAWOFF LEVEL, THEN OPENING IT AND RISING IT AT SUCH A RATE THAT IT IS NEARLY BUT NOT FULLY FILLED AS IT EMERGES FROM THE LIQUID

Question 59

WHAT IS A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE?

Answer 59

SAMPLE USE DFOR PACKAGES STOCKS OF FUEL. ONE CONTAINER FROM A LARGE STOCK OF PACKAGED FUEL WHEN ALL ARE OF THE SAME AGE AND GRADE MAY BE SELECTED AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE STOCK.