초록 ▼

A engine fuel delivery system for vehicles under test, which effectively its the quantity of fuel under pressurization at any given time during a test sequence of the vehicle's engine. The system thus effectively reduces the magnitude of an explosion which may be caused by pressurization of fuel, an

A engine fuel delivery system for vehicles under test, which effectively its the quantity of fuel under pressurization at any given time during a test sequence of the vehicle's engine. The system thus effectively reduces the magnitude of an explosion which may be caused by pressurization of fuel, and thus the scale of any damage, associated with any inadvertent detonation of pressurized engine fuel.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An engine fuel delivery system for a test cell, comprising:a primary storage tank located outside said test cell for holding monopropellant fuel at ambient pressure outside said test cell;a fuel support cell located outside said test cell;a pumping system located inside s

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An engine fuel delivery system for a test cell, comprising:a primary storage tank located outside said test cell for holding monopropellant fuel at ambient pressure outside said test cell;a fuel support cell located outside said test cell;a pumping system located inside said fuel support cell having an input and an output and said input being joined to said primary storage tank for providing said monopropellant fuel at a predetermined pressure;an intermediate storage tank having an input and an output, said intermediate storage tank being located inside said fuel support cell and intermediate storage tank input in fluid communication with said pumping system output for storing a quantity of said monopropellant fuel at said predetermined pressure, said intermediate storage tank output being in fluid communication with said test cell;a pressure sensor positioned in fluid communication between said pumping system and said intermediate storage tank and capable of detecting the output pressure of said pumping system; anda control means joined to said primary storage tank, said pumping system, said pressure sensor and said intermediate storage tank and controllably limiting the quantity of monopropellant fuel provided to said intermediate storage tank and said test cell at said predetermined pressure.