Fuel system and method
US9144768B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D2259/4575
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A fuel system includes a fuel tank, a vent tank fluidically connected to the fuel tank ullage, the vent tank having a duct open to the ambient atmosphere and the interior of the vent tank, and a catalyst disposed in the duct, wherein the catalyst is adapted to deplete one or more reactive components of gas flowing through the duct by catalytic reaction. Also, a method for depleting one or more reactive components of gas in the fuel system, includes depleting one or more reactive components of gas flowing through the duct using the catalyst.
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