Patent · US Expired

Venting circuit for a liquid tank

US6089249A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

SOLVAY (Société Anonyme) · BE

Inventors

Denis Thibaut · Paris, FR
Jules-Joseph Van Schaftingen · Brussels, BE
Paul Wouters · Vilvoorde, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 18, 1999
Grant date	Jul 18, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 18, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/86324
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Venting circuit for a liquid tank, the upper wall of which comprises at least two regions liable to contain pockets of gas, the said circuit consisting of at least one ventilation tubing connecting ventilation points located in the upper part of the regions and a vent, and having at least one siphon-shaped lower part connected via a pipe to a point under vacuum inside the tank so as to allow the liquid present in the venting circuit to be removed, the vacuum being created by the pump for drawing off the liquid.

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