WO1999034106A3 - Inert loading jet fuel - Google Patents

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WO1999034106A3
WO1999034106A3 PCT/US1998/025678 US9825678W WO9934106A3 WO 1999034106 A3 WO1999034106 A3 WO 1999034106A3 US 9825678 W US9825678 W US 9825678W WO 9934106 A3 WO9934106 A3 WO 9934106A3
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fuel
aircraft
inerting agent
wings
fuels
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PCT/US1998/025678
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Terence Lee Koethe
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Fuel Dynamics
Terence Lee Koethe
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Application filed by Fuel Dynamics, Terence Lee Koethe filed Critical Fuel Dynamics
Priority to AU34482/99A priority Critical patent/AU3448299A/en
Priority to GB0013653A priority patent/GB2349085B/en
Publication of WO1999034106A2 publication Critical patent/WO1999034106A2/en
Publication of WO1999034106A3 publication Critical patent/WO1999034106A3/en
Priority to US09/492,608 priority patent/US6440317B1/en
Priority to HK01101409A priority patent/HK1030402A1/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D37/00—Arrangements in connection with fuel supply for power plant
    • B64D37/32—Safety measures not otherwise provided for, e.g. preventing explosive conditions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F1/00—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations
    • B64F1/28—Liquid-handling installations specially adapted for fuelling stationary aircraft

Abstract

Inert loading jet fuel (302) is provided by directly injecting an inerting agent (316) directly into jet fuel (308) while it is being loaded onboard an aircraft (13) to ultimately make aircraft fuel tanks (17) safe from ignition and explosions. The inerting agent (316) is preferably gaseous nitrogen (N2) which is directly injected into the fuel flow (346) during refueling of the aircraft (13), and travels to the fuel tanks (17) and then separates from the fuel (302) within the fuel tank (17) to substantially fill the ullage of the fuel tank (17) with a non-explosive atmosphere. The inerting agent (316) may also be injected into aircraft fuels (8) which are cooled to reduced temperatures such that the volume of the fuel (8) is reduced, thereby allowing more fuel (8) to be held in the storage (17). The inerting agent may further be injected into aircraft fuels which are heated and then stored in fuel storage (17) of the aircraft (13) to de-ice the wings (15) of the aircraft (13). Such fuels are heated externally of the aircraft (13) to elevated temperatures which are sufficiently high enough to transfer heat from the fuel, through a fuel tank (17) extending within the wings (15), and to the exterior of the wings (15) to de-ice the aircraft (13).
PCT/US1998/025678 1996-03-18 1998-12-03 Inert loading jet fuel WO1999034106A2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU34482/99A AU3448299A (en) 1997-12-05 1998-12-03 Inert loading jet fuel
GB0013653A GB2349085B (en) 1997-12-05 1998-12-03 Inert loading jet fuel
US09/492,608 US6440317B1 (en) 1996-03-18 2000-01-27 Cyclonic ice separation for low temperature jet fuels
HK01101409A HK1030402A1 (en) 1997-12-05 2001-02-27 Inert loading jet fuel

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US6774597P 1997-12-05 1997-12-05
US60/067,745 1997-12-05

Related Parent Applications (2)

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PCT/US1997/004091 Continuation-In-Part WO1997036782A2 (en) 1996-03-18 1997-03-17 Refrigerated fuel for engines
US08/860,157 Continuation-In-Part US6024074A (en) 1997-03-17 1997-03-17 Refrigerated fuel for engines

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US09/492,608 Continuation-In-Part US6440317B1 (en) 1996-03-18 2000-01-27 Cyclonic ice separation for low temperature jet fuels

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WO1999034106A2 WO1999034106A2 (en) 1999-07-08
WO1999034106A3 true WO1999034106A3 (en) 1999-10-07

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HK (1) HK1030402A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1999034106A2 (en)

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US1533309A (en) * 1922-10-05 1925-04-14 William E Durborow Safety device for gasoline tanks
GB687872A (en) * 1950-07-25 1953-02-25 Napier & Son Ltd Improvements in or relating to aircraft power unit installations
US3691730A (en) * 1971-05-18 1972-09-19 Parker Hannifin Corp Fuel tank inerting system
US4000726A (en) * 1975-02-18 1977-01-04 Sydney Simon Safety tank system
US4505124A (en) * 1983-09-22 1985-03-19 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force Heat management system for aircraft
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US5582366A (en) * 1995-01-19 1996-12-10 Motorola, Inc. Satellite fueling system and method therefor

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GB2349085B (en) 2002-07-03
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GB0013653D0 (en) 2000-07-26
GB2349085A (en) 2000-10-25
HK1030402A1 (en) 2001-05-04

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