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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Arianegroup Gmbh, Bremen, DE;
Inventors:
Kei Philipp Behruzi, Bremen, DE;
Joerg Klatte, Bremen, DE;
Assignee:
ArianeGroup GmbH, Bremen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 13/00 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 13/008 (2013.01); B64G 1/402 (2013.01); F17C 2221/014 (2013.01); F17C 2221/017 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0194 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas injection device for injecting an expulsion gas into a tank for a liquid. The gas injection device comprises an inlet pipe for receiving the gas and a distributor portion for releasing the gas through a plurality of capillary passages. The inlet pipe has a first end configured to be connected to a gas supply line and a second end located within a chamber in the distributor portion. The capillary passages respectively extend in a direction adapted to a periphery of the chamber. A tank for a liquid is provided, the tank comprising a gas injection device. A spacecraft is provided comprising such a tank.