Multiple tank circulating fuel system
US6845782B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/7358
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for the balancing of fuel among tanks in a circulating fuel system. The tanks in the system have both a draw conduit and a return conduit mounted to and extending into the tank. Flow restriction devices are mounted in both the draw and the return conduits and are controlled by a fuel level detection system, which detects the fuel in the tank.
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