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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gary David Grayson, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Stephen Michael Addison, Huntsville, AL (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 41/00 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01); F02K 9/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/402 (2013.01); F02K 9/605 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0318 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86348 (2015.04);
Abstract
A liquid reservoir with a sump includes at least two outlet ports in fluid communication with a fluid conduit. An anti-vortex device includes a first plate extending across the at least two outlet ports and a second plate coupled to the first plate and extending substantially perpendicular to the first plate. The anti-vortex device is configured to disrupt formation of a vortex formed by liquid passing from the reservoir through said outlet ports.