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US 2019/0170005 A1Published application
Passive Gas-Leak Management System
AssigneeBell Helicopter Textron Inc.
InventorsKeith David Weaver, David Angell, Stephen Dickison, David Michael Tiedeman, Nicholas Plagianos
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Abstract
A gas-leak management system including a primary duct; and a leak-management duct, at least a portion of the leak-management duct surrounding at least a portion of the primary duct, wherein the leak-management duct includes a gap between the portion of the primary duct and the portion of the leak-management duct, and including one or more vent holes in fluid communication with the gap.
Claims31
A gas-leak management system, comprising:
- a primary duct;
- and
- a leak-management duct, at least a portion of the leak-management duct surrounding at least a portion of the primary duct, wherein the leak-management duct forms a gap between the portion of the primary duct and the portion of the leak-management duct, and comprising one or more vent holes in fluid communication with the gap.
A method of managing gas leaks, comprising:
- surrounding at least a portion of a primary duct with at least a portion of a leak-management duct to form a gap between the at least a portion of the primary duct and the at least a portion of the leak-management duct;
- and
- placing one or more vent holes in the leak-management duct in fluid communication with the gap.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a compartment disposed within the vehicle;
- a primary duct coupled to the compartment or component within the compartment;
- and
- a leak-management duct coupled to the primary duct to form a gap between at least a portion of the main duct and at least a portion of the leak-management duct, wherein the leak-management duct has one or more vent holes in fluid communication with the gap.
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