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US 2013/0048144 A1Published application
Inert Gas Distribution System for a Fuel Tank
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorDavid Scott Krug
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Abstract
A method and apparatus comprising a tube, an opening in the tube, and a valve associated with the opening. The tube is configured to carry an inert gas in a fuel tank. The valve is configured to control an amount of the inert gas that exits the opening based on a level of fuel relative to the opening.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a tube configured to carry an inert gas in a fuel tank;
- an opening in the tube;
- and
- a valve associated with the opening, wherein the valve is configured to control an amount of the inert gas that exits the opening based on a level of fuel relative to the opening.
1 more element
A fuel tank system comprising:
- a fuel tank;
- an inert gas system having openings configured for an inert gas in the fuel tank system to pass into the fuel tank;
- and
- a valve system configured to control an amount of the inert gas that flows from the openings into the fuel tank based on a level of fuel in the fuel tank.
1 more element
A method of managing an inert gas in a fuel tank, the method comprising:
- sending the inert gas into a tube extending into the fuel tank, wherein the tube has openings;
- and
- controlling an amount of the inert gas flowing from the openings using a valve system based on a level of fuel relative to the openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.