Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel storage leak mitigation for aircraft
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Application No.: US17470392Application Date: 2021-09-09
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Publication No.: US12084194B2Publication Date: 2024-09-10
- Inventor: Sean C. Emerson , Paul Papas , Joseph Turney , Ram Ranjan
- Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agency: CANTOR COLBURN LLP
- Main IPC: B64D37/32
- IPC: B64D37/32 ; B64D37/30

Abstract:
Aircraft fuel system including a fuel vessel containing a non-mixture fuel. A protective vessel is arranged about the fuel vessel such that the fuel vessel is contained within the protective vessel and a protective space is defined between an outer surface of a vessel wall of the fuel vessel and an inner surface of a vessel wall of the protective vessel. At least one mounting structure fixedly positions the fuel vessel within the protective vessel. A fuel consumption device configured to consume the non-mixture fuel. A fuel output fluidly connects an interior of the fuel vessel to the fuel consumption device, the fuel output being fluidly isolated from the protective space. A relief output fluidly connects the protective space to a relief flow path, the relief output and relief flow path configured to vent gas from the protective space and remove any non-mixture fuel from the protective space.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230077242A1 FUEL STORAGE LEAK MITIGATION FOR AIRCRAFT Public/Granted day:2023-03-09
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