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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 11, 1999
Peter A Chang, III, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Brian Hill, Falls Church, VA (US);
Dan Bruchman, Centreville, VA (US);
Ray Schmitt, Rivera Beach, MD (US);
Carl Schmid, West Chester, PA (US);
Scott Jackson, Seattle, WA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A tank within a ship providing for both fuel storage and water ballast, has external walls enclosing compartments formed between internal intersect walls having flow regulating openings therein that are located and sized to establish separate interfaced flow paths along which segregated flows of fuel and water are concentrated to minimize mixing of fuel and water during refueling operation and reduce retention of water within the tank.