WO2011006953A3 - Preventing and removing free water in fuel tanks - Google Patents

Preventing and removing free water in fuel tanks Download PDF

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WO2011006953A3
WO2011006953A3 PCT/EP2010/060190 EP2010060190W WO2011006953A3 WO 2011006953 A3 WO2011006953 A3 WO 2011006953A3 EP 2010060190 W EP2010060190 W EP 2010060190W WO 2011006953 A3 WO2011006953 A3 WO 2011006953A3
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fuel
preventing
free water
fuel tanks
removing free
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Matthew Darren Jones
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Eaton Aerospace Limited
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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
    • B64D37/02—Tanks
    • B64D37/14—Filling or emptying
    • B64D37/16—Filling systems
    • B64D37/18—Conditioning fuel during filling
    • 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
    • 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
    • B64D37/34—Conditioning fuel, e.g. heating
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/40—Weight reduction

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Cooling, Air Intake And Gas Exhaust, And Fuel Tank Arrangements In Propulsion Units (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Water By Oxidation Or Reduction (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for preventing or reducing occurrence of free water in an aircraft fuel tank operating in use within predetermined temperature and pressure ranges. Each of these includes the step of controlling the concentration of dissolved water in said fuel to be below the minimum saturation concentration in said predetermined temperature and pressure ranges. A number of ways of doing this are described which involve directly or indirectly removing dissolved water from the fuel by treating the fuel of the ullage space, to prevent the entry of moisture to the system, and/or to managing moisture once within the system.
PCT/EP2010/060190 2009-07-15 2010-07-15 Preventing and removing free water in fuel tanks WO2011006953A2 (en)

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GB0912297.9 2009-07-15
GB0912297A GB2471868A (en) 2009-07-15 2009-07-15 Removing water from aircraft fuel tanks

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WO2011006953A3 true WO2011006953A3 (en) 2011-12-22

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FR1113997A (en) * 1953-12-22 1956-04-06 Standard Oil Dev Co Method and apparatus for mitigating water absorption by liquid fuels
US3102491A (en) * 1960-08-29 1963-09-03 Nash Engineering Co Combined booster pump and centrifugal separator
US3467349A (en) * 1967-11-09 1969-09-16 Robert A Gautier System and method for freeing aircraft fuels of moisture,micro-organisms and other contaminants
GB1395691A (en) * 1973-10-05 1975-05-29 Garrett Corp Fuel tank inerting system
US4081373A (en) * 1977-05-26 1978-03-28 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army Mechanism for exhausting impurities from engine fuel
US6042722A (en) * 1999-01-14 2000-03-28 Lenz; Ronald L. Apparatus for de-watering and purifying fuel oils and other liquids
DE10111641A1 (en) * 2001-03-10 2002-09-19 Airbus Gmbh Ventilated fuel tank especially for aircraft has at least one polar material strip on inside in lower section and leading to central collecting point for condensation water where water separator is located to remove condensation water
WO2008110837A1 (en) * 2007-03-12 2008-09-18 Airbus Uk Limited Water scavenging system

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