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Patent No.:

US 10329026 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 16, 2013

Aircraft fuel system with fuel return from engine

Applicant:

Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;

Inventors:

Richard Haskins, Bristol, GB;

Franklin Tichborne, Bristol, GB;

Joseph K-W Lam, Bristol, GB;

Assignee:

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;

Attorney:

Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Steven M Sutherland

Assistant Examiner:

Thuyhang N Nguyen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/02 (2006.01); B64D 37/34 (2006.01); F02M 31/16 (2006.01); F02M 37/00 (2006.01); F02M 37/10 (2006.01); B64D 37/32 (2006.01); F02C 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/02 (2013.01); B64D 37/32 (2013.01); B64D 37/34 (2013.01); F02C 7/222 (2013.01); F02M 31/16 (2013.01); F02M 37/0052 (2013.01); F02M 37/10 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2260/601 (2013.01); Y02T 10/126 (2013.01);
Abstract

An aircraft fuel system, comprising: a fuel tank; a fuel line; and an engine; wherein the fuel line includes a first conduit configured to carry fuel from the tank towards the engine, and a second conduit configured to carry fuel from the engine towards the tank, wherein one of the first conduit or the second conduit is disposed annularly around the other of the first conduit or the second conduit. Also, a method of operating the system. The system may be used to suppress ice formation in the first conduit and/or provide leakage detection.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Haskins, Richard. (2019). Aircraft fuel system with fuel return from engine (U.S. Patent No. 10329026). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10329026

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