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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2016
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Stephen E. Tongue, Hampden, MA (US);
Jonathan Rheaume, West Hartford, CT (US);
Haralambos Cordatos, Colchester, CT (US);
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Abstract
A purge system includes an airflow source to provide an airflow, and a fuel tank, including: a tank volume including a tank ullage, at least one inlet, wherein the at least one inlet is in fluid communication with the tank ullage and the airflow source to provide the airflow as an inbound airflow to the tank ullage, and at least one outlet, wherein the at least one outlet is in fluid communication with the tank ullage and an overboard location outside the aircraft to direct the inbound airflow as an outbound airflow from the tank ullage to the overboard location.