Liquid storage reservoir with capillary confinement
US4553565A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 19, 1984 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86348
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The reservoir, usable more especially in a satellite, comprises a liquid outlet passage having a surface tension confinement device defining a buffer zone communicating with the outlet passage and, through orifices and a meniscus rupture zone, with supply ducts provided along the wall of the reservoir. The orifices are capillary and are provided in a wall situated in the immediate proximity of the point of drawing-off through the outlet passage (12), defining, with a capillary storage volume, a dead space of small volume.
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