Fuel and lubrication truck platform
AssigneeFluor Technologies Corporation
InventorsBruno Porcile, Italo Avalos
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Abstract
A fuel and lubricant refueling vehicle is described. The vehicle has a centralized control panel for monitoring and operating the fuel and lubricant delivery systems. The control panel is operable from ground level. The vehicle is capable of delivering fuels and/or lubricants at 300 gallons per minute. In addition, the vehicle is capable of storing a variety of different fuels and lubricants for servicing multiple types of equipment and work vehicles. The vehicle also has a power generator that supplies 50 cubic feet per minute of air flow to the motor pump assembly of the fuel and lubricant delivery systems.
Claims10
A refueling vehicle for servicing a plurality of equipment, comprising;
- a fuel delivery system configured to deliver a fuel at least at 300 gallons per minute (1.135 kiloliters per minute) to at least one of the equipment, the fuel delivery system comprising:
- a first fuel tank and a second fuel tank, each fuel tank having (i) a double wall that defines a lumen for storing at least 2000 gallons (7.5 m3) of the fuel and (ii) a bottom valve;
- a spill containment base that is sized, dimensioned, and positioned in relation to the first and second fuel tanks so as to provide a catch for spilled fuel;
- a sensor for restricting a storage level of the first and second tanks;
- a flexible hose at least 10 feet long coupled with the bottom valves of the first and second tanks;
- a geared motor pump assembly for creating a pressure difference that is effective in drawing the fuel out of the first and second tanks and into the flexible hose when the bottoms valves are in an open configuration at a flow rate of at least 300 gallons per minute;
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- a microfiltration filter for removing solids and moisture from the fuel;
- a lubricant delivery system for delivering lubricant to at least one of the plurality of equipment comprising:
- a lubricant tank;
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- a filling filter that has a 70 gallons per minute and 800 pounds per square inch filling capacity, with a 1.0 beta element for 7.5 microns, and with a silica vent with 2 microns capacity;
- an energy source for providing operational power to the fuel delivery system and oil delivery system, the energy source comprising an air compressor that provides 50 cubic feet per minute (120 pounds per square inch, or 827.3 (Pa) of air flow;
- a centralized control comprising circuitry for electronically monitoring and controlling operation of the fuel delivery system and oil delivery system, the centralized control being located on the refueling vehicle such that it is operable from ground level.
A tank assembly for storing a fuel on a work vehicle comprising:
- a tank disposed at a first location on the work vehicle, the tank having a wall that defines a lumen for storing the fuel;
- an inlet and an outlet coupled with the wall of the tank, wherein the inlet and the outlet are switchable between an open state and a closed state;
- a sensor disposed near a top of the tank in relation to a field of gravity, wherein the sensor is configured to sense a presence of the fuel and switch the outlet from the open state to the closed state;
- a conduit having a first end that is coupled with the inlet and a second end disposed at a second location of the work vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.