Emission-capturing apparatus and method for capturing emissions from an ejection port
AssigneeGulfstream Aerospace Corporation
InventorsJames Perdue, Jeffrey Slump, Bret Bell
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Abstract
An emission-capturing apparatus includes a tank having an inlet and an outlet. The apparatus further includes a muffler fluidly coupled with the outlet to intercept fluid exiting the outlet, permit passage of gas through the muffler, and inhibit passage of liquid through the muffler. The apparatus further includes a hose having a tank end and a distal end. The tank end is coupled to the inlet. The apparatus further includes a fitting fluidly coupled to the distal end of the hose. The fitting is configured to be fluidly coupled to an end section of an ejection port of a vehicle to receive an emission from the ejection port.
Claims20
An emission-capturing apparatus for use in conjunction with a vehicle that includes an ejection port with an end section, the emission-capturing apparatus comprising:
- a tank having an inlet and an outlet, an internal ambient pressure of the tank being at least equal to an external ambient pressure at all times;
- a muffler fluidly coupled with the outlet, the muffler configured to intercept fluid exiting the outlet, to permit passage of gas through the muffler, and to inhibit passage of liquid through the muffler such that the liquid drains back into the tank;
- a hose having a tank end and a distal end, the tank end fluidly coupled to the inlet of the tank;
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- a fitting fluidly coupled to the distal end of the hose and configured to be fluidly coupled to the end section of the ejection port to receive an emission from the ejection port.
A method for capturing an emission emanating from an end section of an ejection port of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning an emission-capturing apparatus proximate the ejection port, the emission-capturing apparatus including a tank having an inlet and an outlet, wherein an internal ambient pressure of the tank being at least equal to an external ambient pressure at all times, a muffler fluidly coupled with the outlet, the muffler configured to intercept fluid exiting the outlet, to permit passage of gas through the muffler, and to inhibit passage of liquid through the muffler such that the liquid drains back into the tank, a hose having a tank end and a distal end, the tank end fluidly coupled to the inlet of the tank, and a fitting fluidly coupled to the distal end of the hose and configured to be fluidly coupled to the end section of the ejection port to receive the emission from the ejection port;
- fluidly coupling the fitting to the end section of the ejection port;
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- capturing the emission emanating from the ejection port with the emission-capturing apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.