What if a turbofan engine accidentally sucked in liquid fuel? Would the engine explode?
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kuyakev
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Well, I can't say I know for sure what it would look like since I don't normally taxi my aircraft in front of a fuel truck spraying liquid jet-A into the air. I can give this bit of info, take as you wish: Jet engines have complex liquid bypass systems on them to avoid water and snow intake during inclement weather. Jet fuel is very volatile, but is relatively stable. It will combust in the chamber of an engine when introduced to compressed air and an ignition source. Streams of flaming fuel can shoot from the rear of an engine during a compressor stall and other problems. It could burst into flames if too much heat and fuel got together all around inside, but this would be so unlikely that I have never really considered it, nor have I seen anything like it in all of my training.
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