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US 12,156,951 B2Granted
System and method for disinfecting fuel tanks
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMurat Saylik, Joseph Andrew Bolton
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Abstract
A fuel tank disinfection system, including one or more ultraviolet (UV) light emitters disposed within a fuel tank and configured to irradiate one or more water collecting areas within the fuel tank with UV light; and one or more UV light sensors disposed within the fuel tank and in proximity to the one or more water collecting areas and configured to measure the UV light irradiated on the one or more water collecting areas.
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A fuel tank disinfection system, comprising:
- a fuel tank disposed within a craft to store and supply fuel to the craft;
- one or more water collecting areas comprising low spots in the fuel tank where water can collect underneath fuel contained within the fuel tank;
- one or more ultraviolet (UV) light emitters disposed within the fuel tank to irradiate the one or more water collecting areas with UV light and deliver an effective amount of UV radiation to disinfect the one or more water collecting areas;
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- one or more UV light sensors disposed within the fuel tank and in proximity to the one or more water collecting areas to measure the UV light irradiated on the one or more water collecting areas.
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A method to disinfect a fuel tank disposed within a craft to store and supply fuel to the craft, comprising:
- identifying one or more water collecting areas comprising low spots in the fuel tank where water can collect underneath fuel contained within the fuel tank;
- placing one or more UV light sensors in proximity to the one or more water collecting areas within the fuel tank;
- placing one or more UV light emitters within the fuel tank to irradiate the one or more water collecting areas with UV light;
- irradiation the one or more water collecting areas;
- and controlling the UV light irradiation on the one or more water collecting areas to deliver an effective amount of UV radiation to disinfect the one or more water collecting areas.
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