FUEL TANKS AND REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES COMPRISING THESE FUEL TANKS

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FUEL TANKS AND REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES COMPRISING THESE FUEL TANKS

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JONATHAN DAVID EMBLER / TIN ANH LUU / MORGAN ASHLEY LEWIS / JOHN MATTHEW NICHOLS / KEITH CHARLES KREUTZTRAGER / CAO CHINH MANH / JONATHAN EDWARD TOOMEY / MARTIN EDWARD LOZANO / ALFREDO LOPEZ

Abstract

To provide a device and a method for keeping a residual fuel proximate to a sump for fuel dumping processing of a reusable launch vehicle.SOLUTION: A fuel tank 100 comprises an interior wall, a sump 110, and a baffle 120 that comprises a center fitting 124, a full-length containment petal 132, a partial-length containment petal 134, a dump tube 118. The full-length containment petal 132 comprises a full-length side edge extending radially outward from the center fitting 124. The partial-length containment petal 134 comprises a partial-length side edge extending radially outward from the center fitting 124. The dump tube 118 is connected to the sump 110. The full-length side edge of the full-length containment petal 132 is longer than the partial-length side edge of the partial-length containment petal 134. All of the partial-length side edge of the partial-length containment petal 134 is attached to a linear portion of the full-length side edge of the full-length containment petal 132.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2A

【課題】再使用可能な打ち上げビークルの燃料投棄処理のため、残留燃料をサンプの近傍に維持しておく装置及び方法を提供する。【解決手段】燃料タンク１００は、内壁と、サンプ１１０と、中央取付具１２４、全長封じ込めペタル１３２、部分長封じ込めペタル１３４、及び放出管１１８を備えるバッフル１２０とを備える。全長封じ込めペタル１３２は、中央取付具１２４から半径方向外側に延伸する全長側縁部を備える。部分長封じ込めペタル１３４は、中央取付具１２４から半径方向外側に延伸する部分長側縁部を備える。放出管１１８は、サンプ１１０に接続される。全長封じ込めペタル１３２の全長側縁部は、部分長封じ込めペタル１３４の部分長側縁部よりも長い。部分長封じ込めペタル１３４の部分長側縁部の全ては、全長封じ込めペタル１３２の全長側縁部の直線部分に取り付けられる。【選択図】図２Ａ

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Title :

FUEL TANKS AND REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES COMPRISING THESE FUEL TANKS

Additional title:

燃料タンク及びこれらの燃料タンクを備える再使用可能な打ち上げビークル

Contributors:

JONATHAN DAVID EMBLER (author) / TIN ANH LUU (author) / MORGAN ASHLEY LEWIS (author) / JOHN MATTHEW NICHOLS (author) / KEITH CHARLES KREUTZTRAGER (author) / CAO CHINH MANH (author) / JONATHAN EDWARD TOOMEY (author) / MARTIN EDWARD LOZANO (author) / ALFREDO LOPEZ (author)

Publication date :

2022-08-29

Type of media :

Patent

Type of material :

Electronic Resource

Language :

Japanese

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IPC:

B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS