GB2349085A - Inert loading jet fuel - Google Patents

Inert loading jet fuel

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GB2349085A
GB2349085A GB0013653A GB0013653A GB2349085A GB 2349085 A GB2349085 A GB 2349085A GB 0013653 A GB0013653 A GB 0013653A GB 0013653 A GB0013653 A GB 0013653A GB 2349085 A GB2349085 A GB 2349085A
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fuel
aircraft
inerting agent
wings
fuels
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Dynamics Fuel
Terence Lee Koethe
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D37/00—Arrangements in connection with fuel supply for power plant
    • B64D37/32—Safety measures not otherwise provided for, e.g. preventing explosive conditions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F1/00—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations
    • B64F1/28—Liquid-handling installations specially adapted for fuelling stationary aircraft

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Loading And Unloading Of Fuel Tanks Or Ships (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)

Abstract

Inert loading jet fuel (302) is provided by directly injecting an inerting agent (316) directly into jet fuel (308) while it is being loaded onboard an aircraft (13) to ultimately make aircraft fuel tanks (17) safe from ignition and explosions. The inerting agent (316) is preferably gaseous nitrogen (N<SB>2</SB>) which is directly injected into the fuel flow (346) during refueling of the aircraft (13), and travels to the fuel tanks (17) and then separates from the fuel (302) within the fuel tank (17) to substantially fill the ullage of the fuel tank (17) with a non-explosive atmosphere. The inerting agent (316) may also be injected into aircraft fuels (8) which are cooled to reduced temperatures such that the volume of the fuel (8) is reduced, thereby allowing more fuel (8) to be held in the storage (17). The inerting agent may further be injected into aircraft fuels which are heated and then stored in fuel storage (17) of the aircraft (13) to de-ice the wings (15) of the aircraft (13). Such fuels are heated externally of the aircraft (13) to elevated temperatures which are sufficiently high enough to transfer heat from the fuel, through a fuel tank (17) extending within the wings (15), and to the exterior of the wings (15) to de-ice the aircraft (13).
GB0013653A 1997-12-05 1998-12-03 Inert loading jet fuel Expired - Fee Related GB2349085B (en)

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US6774597P 1997-12-05 1997-12-05
PCT/US1998/025678 WO1999034106A2 (en) 1997-12-05 1998-12-03 Inert loading jet fuel

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GB0013653D0 GB0013653D0 (en) 2000-07-26
GB2349085A true GB2349085A (en) 2000-10-25
GB2349085B GB2349085B (en) 2002-07-03

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HK (1) HK1030402A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1999034106A2 (en)

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US3691730A (en) * 1971-05-18 1972-09-19 Parker Hannifin Corp Fuel tank inerting system
US4000726A (en) * 1975-02-18 1977-01-04 Sydney Simon Safety tank system
US4505124A (en) * 1983-09-22 1985-03-19 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force Heat management system for aircraft
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US5558303A (en) * 1994-12-27 1996-09-24 Koethe; Terence L. Method and apparatus for using hot fuels to de-ice aircraft

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US1533309A (en) * 1922-10-05 1925-04-14 William E Durborow Safety device for gasoline tanks
GB687872A (en) * 1950-07-25 1953-02-25 Napier & Son Ltd Improvements in or relating to aircraft power unit installations
US3691730A (en) * 1971-05-18 1972-09-19 Parker Hannifin Corp Fuel tank inerting system
US4000726A (en) * 1975-02-18 1977-01-04 Sydney Simon Safety tank system
US4505124A (en) * 1983-09-22 1985-03-19 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force Heat management system for aircraft
US5176002A (en) * 1991-04-10 1993-01-05 Process Systems International, Inc. Method of controlling vapor loss from containers of volatile chemicals
US5582366A (en) * 1995-01-19 1996-12-10 Motorola, Inc. Satellite fueling system and method therefor

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2471868A (en) * 2009-07-15 2011-01-19 Eaton Aerospace Ltd Removing water from aircraft fuel tanks

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WO1999034106A2 (en) 1999-07-08
HK1030402A1 (en) 2001-05-04
AU3448299A (en) 1999-07-19
GB2349085B (en) 2002-07-03
GB0013653D0 (en) 2000-07-26
WO1999034106A3 (en) 1999-10-07

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