Fuel storage tank, an aircraft, and a method
US9169028B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/0318
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tank (10) having a casing (20) with a bottom (21) together with a side wall (23) and a top wall 22. The tank (10) has at least one sloping wall (30) for providing at least one slope (30) for directing fuel towards a predetermined zone (100) of the tank (10) by gravity, the sloping wall (30) subdividing the inside volume of the tank into a main volume (V1) and an under-slope volume (V2) both of which are to receive fuel. The tank (10) is provided with a fuel transfer system (40) for transferring fuel from the under-slope volume (V2) to the main volume (V1), and from the main volume (V1) to the under-slope volume (V2).
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