EP3455159B1 - Einrichtung zur lagerung und ausgabe von kraftstoff - Google Patents

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EP3455159B1
EP3455159B1 EP17721421.0A EP17721421A EP3455159B1 EP 3455159 B1 EP3455159 B1 EP 3455159B1 EP 17721421 A EP17721421 A EP 17721421A EP 3455159 B1 EP3455159 B1 EP 3455159B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/04—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring fuels, lubricants or mixed fuels and lubricants
    • B67D7/0476—Vapour recovery systems
    • B67D7/0478—Vapour recovery systems constructional features or components
    • B67D7/0488—Means for preventing the formation of condensation on, or for removing condensation from, vapour recovery lines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/04—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring fuels, lubricants or mixed fuels and lubricants
    • B67D7/0476—Vapour recovery systems
    • B67D7/0478—Vapour recovery systems constructional features or components
    • B67D7/049—Vapour recovery methods, e.g. condensing the vapour
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/06—Details or accessories
    • B67D7/76—Arrangements of devices for purifying liquids to be transferred, e.g. of filters, of air or water separators
    • B67D7/766—Arrangements of devices for purifying liquids to be transferred, e.g. of filters, of air or water separators of water separators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/04—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring fuels, lubricants or mixed fuels and lubricants
    • B67D7/0476—Vapour recovery systems
    • B67D7/0478—Vapour recovery systems constructional features or components
    • B67D2007/0494—Means for condensing the vapours and reintroducing them into the storage tanks

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  • the present invention relates to an installation for the storage and distribution of fuel for motor vehicles such as a service station.
  • Such an installation comprises a fuel storage tank equipped with a vent pipe and connected to at least one fuel distributor comprising a flexible hose connected to a distributor gun, on the one hand by a fuel distribution system in a tank. vehicle and on the other hand, by a vapor recovery system sucking the fuel vapors emitted during fuel distribution in a tank.
  • Service stations are conventionally equipped with tanks that can store so-called light fuels such as unleaded petrol SP 95 or SP 98, for example.
  • the gas phase of light fuel can contain between 40 and 90% by volume of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which, for some, are very harmful to human health; the gaseous complement is air loaded with water vapor or humidity.
  • VOCs volatile organic compounds
  • each fuel storage tank which is generally underground, is equipped with a vent pipe fitted with a valve making it possible to prevent the overpressure or underpressure of this tank and to balance that tank. - here in pressure depending on whether it is in depression or overpressure.
  • phase II recovery requires the recovery of fuel vapors emitted out of the tank of a vehicle when it is being filled in order to avoid the emission of a gaseous phase containing hydrocarbons.
  • the fuel storage and distribution installations are equipped with a vapor recovery system comprising a suction collection duct for the gas phase from the gun fitted to the fuel distributor to the storage tank.
  • a vapor recovery system comprising a suction collection duct for the gas phase from the gun fitted to the fuel distributor to the storage tank.
  • This vapor recovery system includes a pump to suck the vapors and a flow meter to measure the flow of the vapors sucked.
  • a control system makes it possible to control and adjust the flow rate of the vapors sucked in so that the volume of fuel dispensed / volume of vapors recovered ratio is as close as possible to 1.
  • the liquid fuel transferred to the tank of a vehicle expels from this tank a volume of fuel vapors equivalent to the liquid fuel delivered which is sucked in by the fuel vapor recovery system; in theory, the volume of the gas phase sucked in is therefore identical to the volume of liquid fuel delivered to the vehicle tank, which is not always the case in practice, however.
  • Moisture can also be transferred into the storage tank by the return of the gas phase sucked into the vehicle tanks, themselves in contact with the outside air and therefore loaded with humidity.
  • This humidity has the disadvantage of causing corrosion of the walls of the tank which, in the long term, can be pierced with the spillage of fuel in the basement, which causes significant pollution.
  • this humidity can cause the water to freeze in the presence of negative temperatures with a risk of clogging of the vent pipes or the fuel distribution pipes.
  • This fuel storage and distribution installation comprises in particular a condenser for condensing the fuel vapors coming from the storage tank and a dehumidifier for the outside air admitted inside this tank.
  • This installation thus makes it possible to avoid pollution outside the storage tank and to avoid contamination of the fuel in this tank by water, in the event of overpressure or depression of the latter.
  • this installation does not make it possible to identify the problem at the source of this overpressure or of this depression in the storage tank and does not, in particular, make it possible to detect a malfunction of the fuel vapor recovery system, in particular to detect a leak in the line connecting the dispenser gun to the storage tank.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a fuel storage and distribution installation of the aforementioned type making it possible to recover the hydrocarbons. gas from the storage tank and avoid contamination of this tank by water from the outside air, while allowing the detection of malfunctions of the fuel vapor recovery system.
  • this fuel storage and distribution installation comprises at least one fuel distributor comprising a flexible hose connected to a distributor gun, connected to a fuel storage tank and a fuel vapor recovery system sucking the vapors. of fuel emitted when dispensing fuel into a vehicle tank.
  • the fuel vapor recovery system is connected to the fuel storage tank.
  • the installation also includes a vent pipe connected on the one hand to the fuel storage tank and on the other hand to a condensation / separation device making it possible to condense fuel vapors coming from the storage tank in order to generate condensed fuel and condenses water from the outside air to generate condensed water.
  • the condensing / separating device is connected to a condensed fuel discharge line connected to the fuel storage tank and to a condensed water discharge line connected to the outside of the fuel tank.
  • This control center can be located in the fuel dispenser, in the service station kiosk or be remote from the service station; there may be provided a remote control center connected to several control centers of several service stations.
  • the condensation / separation device comprises on the one hand a condenser condensing both the fuel vapors coming from the storage tank and the water coming from the outside and on the other hand a separator connected to this condenser and comprising two outlets, namely a first outlet connected to the condensed fuel discharge line and a second outlet connected to the condensate line. evacuation of condensed water.
  • the condenser which is connected to the vent circuit and condenses both the fuel vapors and the water from the air, therefore supplies at its outlet a mixture of water and condensed fuel, preferably operates at a temperature of approximately -2 ° C to avoid the accumulation of frost and generally includes a pipe in which circulates a fluid cooled by a compressor.
  • the separator which is connected to the condenser, separates the condensed water from the condensed fuel which, lighter floats above it.
  • the two outputs of the separator are each equipped with an automatically controlled valve cooperating with a condensate detector making it possible to detect the nature of the condensate contained in this separator, namely a first valve capable of '' open or close the first outlet connected to the condensed fuel discharge line and a second valve capable of opening or closing the second outlet connected to the condensed water discharge line depending on the nature of the condensate detected.
  • the condensate detector is used to detect the nature or density of the condensate (water or hydrocarbons).
  • the appropriate valve can be opened to evacuate either the hydrocarbons towards the storage tank by the evacuation line of the condensed fuel, or the water, in particular towards the water network used by the condensed water discharge line.
  • the condensate detector makes it possible, in particular, to detect the density of the condensate; the density of the hydrocarbons and the density of the water being different, this detector therefore makes it possible to differentiate these liquids.
  • the condensate detector can also be an optical infrared detector.
  • the condensation / separation device comprises on the one hand, a fuel vapor condenser making it possible to condense the fuel vapors coming from the storage tank and comprising an outlet connected to the line evacuation of the condensed fuel and on the other hand, a dehumidifier for condensing the water coming from the outside air and comprising an outlet connected to the condensed water discharge line.
  • the condenser and the dehumidifier are connected in series to the vent pipe, the condenser being located upstream of the dehumidifier in the direction of circulation of the fuel vapors coming from the storage tank.
  • the fuel vapor condenser which operates at lower temperatures than the dehumidifier essentially condenses only fuel vapors coming from the storage tank which are immediately discharged via the line d 'evacuation of condensed fuel.
  • This condensed water is discharged through the condensed water discharge line.
  • the installation according to this second embodiment of the invention is in fact simpler than that corresponding to the first embodiment insofar as it makes it possible to avoid the use of a separator complicated to manage and to avoid pollution of the evacuation lines by the respective condensates.
  • the installation can include either one or two detection means.
  • this detection means may consist of a volume meter such as a flow meter mounted between the condenser and the separator and generating and transmitting an alert signal in response to the measurement of 'a volume of condensed fuel or condensed water.
  • one or two detection means can be mounted in the separator and generate and transmit an alert signal in response to the detection. of a predefined volume of condensate in this separator.
  • Such a detection means may, by way of example, consist of a gauge comprising a float having a buoyancy suitable for floating in the fuel and in the water and equipped with a magnet cooperating with a magnetic switch positioned at a level. high so that when the float reaches this high level, the switch detects the presence of the float and transmits an alert signal to the control device which controls at the same time, the opening of the valve fitted to the appropriate outlet of the separator to allow the evacuation of the condensed fuel or of the condensed water contained in this separator.
  • Such a float is thus movable between a low level and a high level defining a known volume V.
  • each activation of the contactor transmits to the control device information according to which a volume V of condensate has been evacuated.
  • each alert signal or pulse transmitted to the control device generates volume information.
  • the detection means mounted in the separator can also be a gauge provided with two floats having two different densities, namely a density suitable for floating in the fuel and a density suitable for floating in the fuel. water, these two floats cooperating with two different contactors.
  • the separator may include two magnetostrictive probes, namely a first probe having a density float adapted to float in the fuel and a second probe having a float adapted to float in water but not in fuel.
  • the magnetostrictive probes which are known in themselves and make it possible to know a volume in real time are particularly suitable in the case where the separator contains a mixture of fuel and water.
  • the relative positions of the probes between them make it possible to know the level of each condensate and to actuate the opening / closing of the valves accordingly.
  • the separator comprises only water, when there is under-recovery of fuel vapors, the two floats are substantially at the same level.
  • the control device then only commands the opening of the second valve to evacuate the condensed water, in particular to the waste water.
  • the float of the first probe is positioned higher than the float of the second probe.
  • the control device is then informed of the presence of the two phases and first orders the opening of the second valve to evacuate the water which is denser than the fuel.
  • the float of the second water sensor reaches its lowest level and remains there since it does not float in the fuel; the float of the first sensor for the fuel is positioned above the float assigned to the water.
  • the control device recognizes the relative positions of the two floats and then commands the closing of the second valve and the opening of the first valve to discharge the fuel.
  • this embodiment using two magnetostrictive probes makes it possible both to detect abnormal operation of the vapor recovery system, to measure the volumes of condensate since the position of the probes in the separator corresponds to a given volume and also to automatically control the opening of the valves.
  • the installation comprises two detection means, namely a first detection means connected to the condensed fuel discharge line. and generating and transmitting an overpressure warning signal in response to the detection of condensed fuel in the condensed fuel discharge line and a second detection means connected to the condensed water discharge line and generating and transmitting a low pressure warning signal in response to the detection of condensed water in the condensed water discharge line.
  • the detection of condensate by the first detection means makes it possible to inform that the storage tank is under overpressure and therefore that the fuel vapor recovery system recovers a volume of fuel vapors greater than the volume of fuel delivered into the fuel vapor. vehicle tank; there is therefore a malfunction.
  • These detection means can be constituted by volume meters such as flow meters generating and transmitting an alert signal in response to the measurement of a volume of condensed fuel or of condensed water.
  • These detection means can also each comprise a gauge housed in a receptacle connected to the condensed fuel discharge line or to the condensed water discharge line and comprising an inlet and an outlet.
  • Each gauge comprises a float cooperating with a switch positioned at a high level.
  • the float When the float reaches the high level, it activates the switch and a valve opens the outlet of the receptacle connected to the condensed fuel discharge line or of the receptacle connected to the condensed water discharge line.
  • each activation of a contactor transmits to the control device information according to which a volume V of condensate has been evacuated.
  • each alert signal or pulse transmitted to the control device generates volume information.
  • a malfunction detected by the detection means means that the fuel value recovery system line located between the fuel distributor and the fuel tank is leaking.
  • the calculated condensate volumes make it possible to know approximately the size of this leak, and mainly the volume of fuel vapor lost.
  • the invention also makes it possible to detect abnormal losses of liquid fuel.
  • the volume of air sucked in is equivalent to the volume of fuel vapors not recovered in the storage tank and which should have been recovered.
  • the volume of condensed water measured therefore makes it possible to approximately quantify the loss of liquid fuel.
  • this loss may be due to a fuel leak or fraudulent fuel deliveries.
  • the volume of fuel sucked into the fuel storage tank corresponds to the volume of fuel vapors recovered in the storage tank by the fuel vapor recovery system and the volume of air sucked through the vent pipe.
  • the difference between the volume of fuel sucked in and calculated according to this method and the volume of fuel delivered and measured by the fuel dispenser meter makes it possible to calculate the volume of fuel abnormally lost.
  • the vehicle fuel storage and distribution installation comprises a fuel dispenser 1 comprising a hose 11 connected to a gun 12.
  • the fuel distributor 1 is connected to a fuel storage tank 2 which is generally underground.
  • the fuel distributor 1 conventionally comprises a fuel distribution system 26 comprising a pumping unit sucking fuel from the fuel storage tank 2 and a flow meter measuring the flow of fuel delivered.
  • the fuel storage and distribution installation further comprises a fuel vapor recovery system 10 making it possible to suck in the fuel vapors emitted during a distribution of fuel into the tank of a vehicle.
  • the liquid fuel transferred to the vehicle tank expels from this tank a volume of fuel vapors equivalent to the volume of liquid fuel delivered which is sucked in by the fuel vapor recovery system 10.
  • the fuel vapor recovery system 10 is connected to the fuel storage tank 2 by a recovery line 25 so as to transfer the sucked fuel vapors into the storage tank 2.
  • the fuel vapor recovery system 10 conventionally comprises a pump for sucking the fuel vapors and a flow meter for measuring the flow rate of the sucking vapors.
  • a control system makes it possible to control and adjust the flow rate of the vapors sucked in so that the volume of fuel dispensed / volume of vapors recovered ratio is as close as possible to 1.
  • the installation also comprises a vent pipe 3 connected on the one hand to the fuel storage tank 2 and on the other hand to a condensation / separation device 4 making it possible to condense the fuel vapors coming from the fuel tank. storage 2 in order to generate condensed fuel and to condense water from the outside air to generate condensed water.
  • the vent duct 3 has a valve 27 and a flame arrester at its outer end 23.
  • the condensation / separation device 4 is connected to a condensed fuel discharge line 5 connected to the storage tank 2 and to a condensed water discharge line 6 connected to the wastewater network.
  • the condensation / separation device 4 makes it possible to condense the hydrocarbons discharged by the storage tank 2 when there is an overpressure in this tank, so as to avoid pollution of the environment.
  • This device 4 also makes it possible to trap water from the air sucked in through the vent pipe 3 when there is a low pressure in the storage tank to avoid having water in this tank.
  • the fuel distribution storage installation also comprises at least one detection means which will be described in more detail in the rest of this presentation and cooperates with the condensation / separation device 4 to detect the presence of fuel and / or of water condensed in this device and generate and transmit an alert signal in response to this detection.
  • This alert signal is transmitted to a control device 9 which transmits in response a malfunction information of the vapor recovery system 10 to a control center 24.
  • the detection means and the control device thus constitute a device for monitoring the vapor recovery system 10 making it possible to alert an operator in the event of a malfunction in order to allow him to intervene to correct this malfunction.
  • the condensation / separation device 4 comprises a condenser 13 connected to the vent pipe 3 and condensing both the fuel vapors coming from the fuel storage tank 2 and the water coming from the outside air.
  • the condenser 13 is connected to a separator 14 which separates the hydrocarbon phase from the aqueous phase.
  • This separator 14 comprises two outlets 15, 16, namely a first outlet 15 connected to the condensed fuel discharge line 5 and a second outlet 16 connected to the condensed water discharge line 6.
  • the two outlets 15, 16 of the separator 14 each include a valve 19, 20 controlled automatically, namely a first valve 19 opening or closing the first outlet 15 connected to the condensed fuel discharge line 5 and a second valve 20 opening or closing the second outlet 16 connected to the condensed water discharge line 6.
  • the separator 14 also comprises a condensate detector, not shown in the figures, which makes it possible to detect the nature (water or hydrocarbons) of the condensate contained therein.
  • the appropriate valve 19, 20 can be opened to discharge either the fuel to the storage tank 2 via the condensate fuel discharge line 5 or the water to the wastewater network. via the condensed water discharge line 6.
  • the detection means 7 is mounted in the separator 14 and comprises a gauge transmitting an alert signal when a high level of condensate is detected in the separator 14.
  • This gauge comprises a float 17 having a buoyancy adapted to float in fuel and water.
  • the water contained in the separator 14 can come from the air drawn in through the vent pipe 3, but also from the fuel vapors drawn in by the fuel vapor recovery system 10 which also sucks in a little air.
  • the float 17 is equipped with a magnet activating a magnetic switch 18 positioned at a high level.
  • the switch 18 detects the presence of the float 17 and transmits a warning signal to the control device 9.
  • the installation comprises a first detection means 7 connected to the condensed fuel discharge line 5 to detect the presence of condensed fuel and a second detection means 8 connected to the condensed water discharge line 6 for detect the presence of condensed water.
  • the first detection means 7 generates an overpressure alert signal in response to the detection of condensed fuel while the second detection means 8 generates an underpressure alert signal in response to the detection of condensed water.
  • the detection means 7, 8 consist of gauges housed in a container equipped with a valve connected to an outlet of this container.
  • each gauge comprises a float movable between a high level and a low level and cooperating with a contactor positioned at the high level.
  • the float When the float reaches the high level, it activates the contactor and the valve opens the outlet of the container corresponding to the first detection means 7 or to the second detection means 8.
  • each activation of the contactor generates information according to which a volume V of condensate has been evacuated which is transmitted to the control device 9.
  • the condensing / separating device 4 comprises a fuel vapor condenser 21 for condensing the fuel vapors coming from the storage tank 2 and a dehumidifier 22 for condensing the water coming from the outside air.
  • the condenser 21 and the dehumidifier 22 are connected in series on the vent pipe 3, and the condenser 21 is located upstream of the dehumidifier 22 in the direction of circulation of the fuel vapors coming from the storage tank 2.
  • the condenser 21 comprises an outlet connected to the discharge line 5 of the condensed fuel while the dehumidifier 22 comprises an outlet connected to the discharge line 6 of the condensed water.
  • a first detection means 7 is mounted on the condensed fuel discharge line 5 and a second detection means 8 is connected to the condensed water discharge line 6.
  • the invention thus provides an installation for the storage and distribution of fuels which makes it possible both to recover the gaseous hydrocarbons coming from the tank and to avoid contamination of the tank by water coming from the outside air while allowing to detect malfunctions of the fuel vapor recovery system.
  • the invention also makes it possible to quantify abnormal fuel losses, such as for example those due to fraud or to a fuel leak.

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  1. Anlage zur Lagerung und Abgabe von Kraftstoff an Fahrzeuge, welche umfasst:
    - einen Kraftstofflagerbehälter (2), der mit einem Entlüftungsrohr (3) ausgestattet ist und mit wenigstens einer Zapfsäule (1) einerseits über ein System zur Abgabe von Kraftstoff (26) an einen Fahrzeugtank und andererseits über ein Dampfrückgewinnungssystem (10), das die bei einer Abgabe von Kraftstoff an diesen Tank abgegebenen Dämpfe absaugt, verbunden ist, und
    - eine Kondensations- und Trennvorrichtung (4), die an das Entlüftungsrohr (3) angeschlossen ist und ermöglicht, vom Lagerbehälter (2) kommende Kraftstoffdämpfe zu kondensieren, um kondensierten Kraftstoff zu erzeugen, und aus der Außenluft stammendes Wasser zu kondensieren, um kondensiertes Wasser zu erzeugen, wobei diese Kondensations- und Trennvorrichtung (4) an eine Leitung zum Ablassen des kondensierten Kraftstoffs (5), die mit dem Lagerbehälter (2) verbunden ist, und an eine Leitung zum Ablassen des kondensierten Wassers (6) nach außen angeschlossen ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie umfasst:
    - wenigstens ein Detektionsmittel (7, 8), das mit der Kondensations- und Trennvorrichtung (4) zusammenwirkt, um das Vorhandensein von kondensiertem Kraftstoff und/oder von kondensiertem Wasser in dieser Vorrichtung zu erkennen und in Reaktion auf diese Erkennung ein Warnsignal zu erzeugen und zu senden, und
    - eine Kontrollvorrichtung (9), die dieses Warnsignal empfängt und als Reaktion eine Information über eine Funktionsstörung des Systems zur Rückgewinnung der Kraftstoffdämpfe (10) an ein Kontrollzentrum (24) sendet.
  2. Anlage nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kondensations- und Trennvorrichtung (4) einerseits einen Kondensator (13) umfasst, der gleichzeitig die vom Lagerbehälter (2) kommenden Kraftstoffdämpfe und das aus der Außenluft stammende Wasser kondensiert, und andererseits einen Abscheider (14), der an diesen Kondensator angeschlossen ist und zwei Ausgänge umfasst, nämlich einen ersten Ausgang (15), der an die Leitung zum Ablassen des kondensierten Kraftstoffs (5) angeschlossen ist, und einen zweiten Ausgang (16), der an die Leitung zum Ablassen des kondensierten Wassers (6) angeschlossen ist.
  3. Anlage nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zwei Ausgänge (15, 16) des Abscheiders (14) jeweils mit einem automatisch gesteuerten Ventil ausgestattet sind, das mit einem Kondensatdetektor zusammenwirkt, der es ermöglicht, die Art des in diesem Abscheider (14) enthaltenen Kondensats zu erkennen, nämlich mit einem ersten Ventil (19), das dazu eingerichtet ist, den ersten Ausgang (15) zu öffnen oder zu schließen, der an die Leitung zum Ablassen des kondensierten Kraftstoffs (5) angeschlossen ist, und einem zweiten Ventil (20), das dazu eingerichtet ist, den zweiten Ausgang (16) zu öffnen oder zu schließen, der an die Leitung zum Ablassen des kondensierten Wassers (6) angeschlossen ist, in Abhängigkeit von der erkannten Art des Kondensats.
  4. Anlage nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kondensations- und Trennvorrichtung (4) einerseits einen Kraftstoffdampfkondensator (21) umfasst, der es ermöglicht, die vom Lagerbehälter (2) kommenden Kraftstoffdämpfe zu kondensieren, und einen Ausgang umfasst, der an die Leitung zum Ablassen des kondensierten Kraftstoffs (5) angeschlossen ist, und andererseits einen Entfeuchter (22), der es ermöglicht, das aus der Außenluft stammende Wasser zu kondensieren, und einen Ausgang umfasst, der an die Leitung zum Ablassen des kondensierten Wassers (6) angeschlossen ist.
  5. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 2 und 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie ein einziges Detektionsmittel (7) umfasst, das aus einem Volumenmesser wie etwa einem Durchflussmengenmesser besteht, der zwischen der Kondensator (13) und dem Abscheider (14) angebracht ist und in Reaktion auf die Messung eines Volumens von kondensiertem Kraftstoff oder von kondensiertem Wasser ein Warnsignal erzeugt und sendet.
  6. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 2 und 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie wenigstens ein Detektionsmittel (7) umfasst, das in dem Abscheider (14) angebracht ist und in Reaktion auf die Erkennung eines vordefinierten Volumens von Kondensat in diesem Abscheider ein Warnsignal erzeugt und sendet.
  7. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 2 und 3 oder nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie zwei Detektionsmittel umfasst, nämlich ein erstes Detektionsmittel (7), das mit der Leitung zum Ablassen des kondensierten Kraftstoffs (5) verbunden ist und in Reaktion auf die Erkennung von kondensiertem Kraftstoff in der Leitung zum Ablassen des kondensierten Kraftstoffs (5) ein Überdruck-Warnsignal erzeugt und sendet, und ein zweites Detektionsmittel (8), das mit der Leitung zum Ablassen des kondensierten Wassers (6) verbunden ist und in Reaktion auf die Erkennung von kondensiertem Wasser in der Leitung zum Ablassen des kondensierten Wassers (6) ein Unterdruck-Warnsignal erzeugt und sendet.
  8. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das (die) Detektionsmittel einen (jeweils einen) Füllstandsmesser umfasst (umfassen), der mit einem zwischen einem unteren Pegel und einem oberen Pegel beweglichen Schwimmer und mit einem Kontaktgeber, der aktiviert wird, wenn der obere Pegel erreicht wird, um das Warnsignal auszulösen, versehen ist.
  9. Anlage nach den Ansprüchen 7 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jeder der Füllstandsmesser an seinem Ausgang mit einem Ventil ausgestattet ist, das sich öffnet, wenn sich der Schwimmer am oberen Pegel befindet, um ein bekanntes Volumen von Kondensat abzulassen.
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