On-Board Inert Gas Generating Systems (OBIGGS) protect military aircraft fuel tanks from explosion by replacing oxygen in the fuel tank ullage with inert nitrogen. Ambient air from the engine bleed system is first routed through an air separation module containing semi-permeable hollow fiber membranes. These membranes separate oxygen and water vapor from nitrogen molecules. The resulting nitrogen-enriched air is continuously discharged into the fuel tanks, maintaining oxygen concentration below nine percent. Because OBIGGS generates nitrogen continuously during flight, it eliminates the requirement for heavy liquid nitrogen storage dewars on board.
According to the passage, all of the following are true of the On-Board Inert Gas Generating System EXCEPT:
- AIt draws ambient air directly from the aircraft engine bleed system.
- BIt uses semi-permeable hollow fiber membranes to isolate nitrogen molecules.
- It requires on-board liquid nitrogen storage dewars for long-duration flights.Cevap
- DIt maintains the oxygen concentration inside fuel tank spaces below nine percent.