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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2021
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Jonathan David Embler, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Tin Anh Luu, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Morgan Ashley Lewis, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
John Matthew Nichols, Madison, AL (US);
Keith Charles Kreutztrager, St. Charles, MO (US);
Chinh Manh Cao, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Jonathan Edward Toomey, Orange, CA (US);
Martin Edward Lozano, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Alfredo Lopez, Long Beach, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A fuel tank comprises an interior wall, a sump, and a baffle that comprises a center fitting, a full-length containment petal, a partial-length containment petal, a dump tube. The full-length containment petal comprises a full-length side edge, extending radially outward from the center fitting. The partial-length containment petal comprises a partial-length side edge, extending radially outward from the center fitting. The dump tube is connected to the sump. The full-length side edge of the full-length containment petal is longer than the partial-length side edge of the partial-length containment petal. All of the partial-length side edge of the partial-length containment petal is attached to a linear portion of the full-length side edge of the full-length containment petal.