Particulate mitigating propellant management tank device
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F23D-014/00
F02K-009/60
출원번호
US-0901945
(2007-09-19)
등록번호
US-8899974
(2014-12-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Lau, Kenneth H.
출원인 / 주소
The Aerospace Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Chancellor, Paul D.
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초록▼
A propellant management device comprising a plurality of insert vanes with respective outwardly extending curved flanges is disposed in a propellant tank with the curved flanges having mating contact along contacting lines on the interior of the tank as the insert vanes serves to wick fuel within th
A propellant management device comprising a plurality of insert vanes with respective outwardly extending curved flanges is disposed in a propellant tank with the curved flanges having mating contact along contacting lines on the interior of the tank as the insert vanes serves to wick fuel within the tank with reduced particulate generation within the tank for improved reliability and use of the propellant tank.
대표청구항▼
1. An insert for insertion in a tank, the tank having a top end, a bottom end, and a body extending between the top end and the bottom end, the tank having an internal surface, the insert comprising, insert vanes for disposing in the tank, the insert vanes having respective curled outer edges,the cu
1. An insert for insertion in a tank, the tank having a top end, a bottom end, and a body extending between the top end and the bottom end, the tank having an internal surface, the insert comprising, insert vanes for disposing in the tank, the insert vanes having respective curled outer edges,the curled outer edges abutting the interior surface along at least a portion of the body along respective contacting lines,wherein the insert vanes form a fuel wick, andwherein, the insert vanes form a top end and bottom end for attachment within the tank at the top end and bottom end of the tank. 2. The insert of claim 1 wherein, two insert vanes of the insert vanes form intersecting oval apertures. 3. The insert of claim 1 wherein, two insert vanes of the insert vanes have oval perimeters and are integrally made forming intersecting oval apertures. 4. A tank, the tank comprising, a top end,a bottom end,a body, the top end and bottom end and body defining an interior surface of the tank,insert vanes disposed in the tank, the insert vanes having outer curled edges,the curled edges mating to the interior surface of the tank along at least a portion of the body, along respective contacting lines,there are four insert vanes disposed at 90° respecting each other,there are four curled edges, andthere are four contacting lines. 5. A tank, the tank comprising, a top end,a bottom end,a body, the top end and bottom end and body defining an interior surface of the tank,insert vanes disposed in the tank, the insert vanes having outer curled edges,the curled edges mating to the interior surface of the tank along at least a portion of the body, along respective contacting lines, andeach two insert vanes of the insert vanes has an oval perimeter and is integrally made forming intersecting oval apertures, the oval vane perimeter having a shape mating an oval interior shape of the tank. 6. A tank, the tank comprising, a top end,a bottom end,a body, the top end and bottom end and body defining an interior surface of the tank,insert vanes disposed in the tank, the insert vanes having outer curled edges,the curled edges mating to the interior surface of the tank along at least a portion of the body, along respective contacting lines,the top end is a dome,the bottom end is a dome,the body is a cylinder, andthe interior surface is an oval interior surface. 7. A fuel tank having a fuel wick insert comprising, a tank having a top end, a bottom end, and a cylindrical body extending therebetween, the tank having an internal surface,insert vanes disposed within the tank, the insert vanes having curled outer edges,the curled outer edges abutting the tank interior surface along at least a portion of the tank body along respective contacting lines, andtwo insert vanes arranged to create intersecting oval apertures. 8. A tank particulate reduction method comprising the steps of, providing a cylindrical tank body, a tank top and a tank bottom,providing a wick of insert vanes,curling opposed edges of a plurality of insert vanes,positioning the insert vanes within the tank,abutting sidewalls of the tank with the curled edges of the insert vanes,arranging two insert vanes to create intersecting oval aperture, andreducing the particulate generated at the interface between the tank and the insert vanes. 9. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of reducing particulate generated at the interface between the tank and the insert vanes when the partially filled tank is transported during non-space flight by designing the insert vanes such that the curled edges of the insert vanes maintain contact with the tank sidewalls when the tank is partially filled. 10. A tank with internals comprising: a tank top end and a tank bottom end;a tank body extending between the tank ends;the tank having an internal surface;an insert within the tank;the tank insert including hoop shaped insert vanes;wherein the vanes have curled outer edges slidably engaging the internal surface; and,at the ends of the tank, uncurled portions of the vane edges. 11. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising: peripheral lines described by the curled edges; and,the peripheral lines extending between the tank ends. 12. The apparatus of claim 11 further comprising: interengagement of plural vanes at one end of the tank.
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