Aircraft fuel tank ventilation
    1.
    发明授权
    Aircraft fuel tank ventilation 有权
    飞机燃油箱通风

    公开(公告)号:US09211957B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-15

    申请号:US13381699

    申请日:2010-07-12

    IPC分类号: F25D17/06 B64D37/32

    CPC分类号: B64D37/32 Y10T137/86324

    摘要: An aircraft fuel tank ventilation system, comprising a refrigerative dehumidifying device having a refrigerating element in contact with air flowing between a vent open to the atmosphere and a fuel tank. Also, a method of dehumidifying air introduced into an aircraft fuel tank via the ventilation system, the method comprising directing atmospheric air from the vent into contact with the refrigerating element, and cooling the refrigerating element so as to remove water vapor from the air flowing from the vent towards the fuel tank by condensation.

    摘要翻译: 一种飞机燃料箱通风系统,包括一个制冷除湿装置,其具有与在大气开放的通风口和燃料箱之间流动的空气接触的制冷元件。 此外,通过通风系统对引入飞机燃料箱的空气进行除湿的方法,其特征在于,包括将来自所述排气口的大气与所述冷冻元件接触的方法,以及冷却所述冷冻元件,以从所述空气流中流出的空气 通过冷凝通向燃料箱的通风口。

    Fuel system and method
    2.
    发明授权
    Fuel system and method 有权
    燃油系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08904669B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-09

    申请号:US13634449

    申请日:2011-03-17

    摘要: A fuel system comprising a fuel tank, a vent tank having a duct open to the ambient atmosphere, a first vent line fluidically connecting the fuel tank ullage to the vent tank, a gas drying system including a pump and a dehumidifying device disposed within the vent tank, and a second vent line fluidically connecting a dry gas outlet of the dehumidifying device to the ullage, wherein the pump is operable to maintain a higher pressure within the ullage than in the vent tank so as to drive vapor rich gas from the ullage into the vent tank via the first vent line. Also, a method of operating the fuel system and a method of retro-fitting the gas drying system in an existing fuel system. The gas drying system may optionally be a gas drying/inerting system.

    摘要翻译: 一种燃料系统,包括燃料箱,具有通向大气环境的通道的排气罐,将燃料箱排空流体连接到通气罐的第一排气管,气体干燥系统,包括泵和设置在通风口内的除湿装置 以及将除湿装置的干燥气体出口流体连接到空缺的第二排气管路,其中所述泵可操作以在所述空气中保持比在所述排气罐中更高的压力,以将富含蒸汽的气体从所述空气驱动到 通风槽通过第一排气管线。 另外,操作燃料系统的方法以及将现有燃料系统中的气体干燥系统重新装配的方法。 气体干燥系统可以可选地是气体干燥/惰化系统。

    Aircraft fuel system
    3.
    发明授权
    Aircraft fuel system 有权
    飞机燃油系统

    公开(公告)号:US08876056B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-04

    申请号:US12897870

    申请日:2010-10-05

    IPC分类号: B64D37/34 B64D15/12 B64D37/32

    CPC分类号: B64D37/34 B64D37/32

    摘要: An aircraft fuel system including a fuel line for carrying liquid fuel, and a microwave energy transmitter for energizing water carried in the fuel line. Also, a method of suppressing ice formation in an aircraft fuel system, the fuel system including a fuel line carrying liquid fuel, and a microwave energy transmitter, the method comprising transmitting microwaves along the fuel line to energize water carried with the fuel in the fuel line.

    摘要翻译: 包括用于运送液体燃料的燃料管线的飞行器燃料系统和用于为燃料管线中携带的水供电的微波能量发射器。 另外,一种抑制飞行器燃料系统中的冰的形成的方法,该燃料系统包括一个载有液体燃料的燃料管线和一个微波能量发射器,该方法包括:沿着燃料管线传输微波,为燃料中携带的燃料供电 线。

    COALESCING FILTER
    4.
    发明申请
    COALESCING FILTER 审中-公开
    COALESCING过滤器

    公开(公告)号:US20120312022A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-13

    申请号:US13578648

    申请日:2011-03-17

    IPC分类号: F02M37/00 F02C7/22 B01D37/00

    摘要: A fuel system comprising a liquid fuel tank, an engine, and a coalescing filter adapted to separate water from fuel, the filter having an inlet fluidically connected to the fuel tank, a first outlet fluidically connected to a fuel feed system for the engine, and a second outlet fluidically connected to the fuel tank, wherein the coalescing filter is adapted to discharge fuel filtrate from the second outlet and filtrand from the first outlet. Also, a method of removing water or ice from a fuel tank, the method comprising directing a flow of fuel from a fuel tank to a coalescing filter adapted to separate water from fuel, discharging filtrand from a first outlet of the coalescing filter to a fuel feed system for consumption by an engine, and discharging fuel filtrate from a second outlet of the coalescing filter and returning the fuel filtrate to the fuel tank.

    摘要翻译: 一种燃料系统,包括液体燃料箱,发动机和适于将燃料分离的聚结过滤器,所述过滤器具有流体连接到所述燃料箱的入口,与所述发动机的燃料供给系统流体连接的第一出口,以及 流体连接到燃料箱的第二出口,其中聚结过滤器适于从第二出口排出燃料滤液和从第一出口排出过滤器。 另外,一种从燃料箱中除去水或冰的方法,该方法包括将来自燃料箱的燃料流引导至适于将燃料分离出的水的聚结过滤器,将过滤器从聚结过滤器的第一出口排出到燃料 进料系统,用于由发动机消耗,并将燃料滤液从聚结过滤器的第二出口排出并将燃料滤液返回到燃料箱。

    DESICCANT REGENERATION
    5.
    发明申请
    DESICCANT REGENERATION 有权
    安全再造

    公开(公告)号:US20110061539A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-17

    申请号:US12871410

    申请日:2010-08-30

    IPC分类号: B01D53/02

    摘要: An aircraft fuel tank ventilation system, comprising a desiccative dehumidifying device including a desiccant medium disposed in flow communication between a vent open to the atmosphere and a fuel tank, and a microwave energy transmitter for energizing liquid water in the desiccant medium to facilitate regeneration of the medium. Also, a method of regenerating a desiccant medium of a dehumidifying device of an aircraft fuel tank ventilation system, the method comprising directing air through the desiccant medium, and transmitting microwave energy into the desiccant medium for energizing liquid water in the desiccant medium to facilitate regeneration of the medium.)

    摘要翻译: 一种飞机燃料箱通风系统,包括一个除湿装置,该除湿装置包括设置在大气开口的通风口与燃料箱之间流动连通的干燥剂介质,以及用于给干燥剂介质中的液体水供能的微波能量传递器,以促进 中。 另外,一种再生飞机燃料箱通风系统的除湿装置的干燥剂介质的方法,该方法包括将空气引导通过干燥剂介质,并将微波能量传递到干燥剂介质中,以促进干燥剂介质中的液态水以促进再生 的介质。)

    Conduit protection system and method
    6.
    发明授权
    Conduit protection system and method 有权
    导管保护系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US09016301B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-28

    申请号:US13426780

    申请日:2012-03-22

    IPC分类号: F16K17/00 G01M3/18 G01M3/26

    摘要: A conduit protection system, comprising: a conduit for carrying a fluid; a sealed vessel surrounding the conduit along a protected zone of the conduit; and a valve moveable between a first position for obstructing fluid flow through the protected zone of the conduit and a second position for enabling fluid flow through the protected zone of the conduit, wherein the valve is biased to the first position, and wherein the valve is fluidically coupled to the sealed vessel such that a positive pressure within the sealed vessel is operable to move the valve to the second position against the bias. Also, a method for protecting a fluid carrying conduit.

    摘要翻译: 一种导管保护系统,包括:用于承载流体的导管; 沿导管的保护区围绕导管的密封容器; 以及阀可在第一位置和第二位置之间移动,所述第一位置用于阻止流体流过所述管道的保护区域,以及用于使流体流过所述导管的所述保护区域的第二位置,其中所述阀被偏置到所述第一位置,并且其中所述阀门 流体耦合到密封容器,使得密封容器内的正压可操作以抵抗偏压将阀移动到第二位置。 另外,保护流体输送导管的方法。

    Aircraft fuel tank vent
    7.
    发明授权
    Aircraft fuel tank vent 有权
    飞机燃油箱通风口

    公开(公告)号:US08936218B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-20

    申请号:US13216289

    申请日:2011-08-24

    摘要: An aircraft having a dihedral wing configuration with a wing fuel tank and a vent system for ventilating the fuel tank, the vent system including a combined vent-surge tank disposed inboard of at least part of the wing fuel tank, a vent fluidically connecting the vent-surge tank to ambient, and a vent line fluidically connecting the upper part of the fuel tank to the combined vent-surge tank, wherein the vent line has its lowest point at the combined vent-surge tank.

    摘要翻译: 具有具有翼型燃料箱的二面翼结构的飞行器和用于使燃料箱通​​风的通风系统,所述排气系统包括设置在所述翼型燃料箱的至少一部分内侧的组合式排气缓冲罐,流体连接所述通风口 将罐体设置到环境温度,以及将燃料箱的上部与组合的排气缓冲罐流体连接的通风管线,其中排气管线在组合的排气缓冲罐处具有最低点。

    AIRCRAFT FUEL LEVEL MEASURMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD
    9.
    发明申请
    AIRCRAFT FUEL LEVEL MEASURMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD 有权
    飞机燃料液位测量装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120065904A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-15

    申请号:US13319166

    申请日:2010-05-24

    IPC分类号: G01F23/26 G06F19/00

    摘要: A fuel level probe has a series of stacked, annular capacitors, the capacitance of which changes with the dielectric constant of the fluid in which they are immersed. A multiplexer provides sequential measurement of each capacitor to determine a step change in capacitance and hence fluid levels based on the time at which the capacitance changes.

    摘要翻译: 燃料液位探头具有一系列堆叠的环形电容器,其电容随着浸入其中的流体的介电常数而变化。 多路复用器提供每个电容器的顺序测量,以基于电容变化的时间来确定电容的阶跃变化以及因此的液位。

    Data transmission network
    10.
    发明授权
    Data transmission network 有权
    数据传输网络

    公开(公告)号:US08634716B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-21

    申请号:US13290434

    申请日:2011-11-07

    IPC分类号: H04J14/00

    CPC分类号: H04B10/25

    摘要: A data transmission network comprising: a base comprising: a base light source and a base light detector; a plurality of nodes, each node comprising a node light source and a node light detector; and a plurality of optical fibers arranged to form a optical fiber network. Each optical fiber is arranged to receive light from the base light source, transmit the light received from the base light source to one or more of the node light detectors via an air gap, receive light from one or more of the node light sources via an air gap, and transmit the light received from the node light source(s) towards the base light detector.

    摘要翻译: 一种数据传输网络,包括:基座,包括:基本光源和基础光检测器; 多个节点,每个节点包括节点光源和节点光检测器; 以及布置成形成光纤网络的多个光纤。 每个光纤被布置成接收来自基础光源的光,经由气隙将从基础光源接收的光发射到一个或多个节点光检测器,经由一个或多个节点光源经由 气隙,并将从节点光源接收的光传送到基本光检测器。