Title:
FUEL TANKS AND REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES COMPRISING THESE FUEL TANKS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2022125995
Kind Code:
A
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
Inventors:
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
TIN ANH LUU
MORGAN ASHLEY LEWIS
JOHN MATTHEW NICHOLS
KEITH CHARLES KREUTZTRAGER
CAO CHINH MANH
JONATHAN EDWARD TOOMEY
MARTIN EDWARD LOZANO
ALFREDO LOPEZ
Application Number:
JP2022022173A
Publication Date:
August 29, 2022
Filing Date:
February 16, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BOEING CO
International Classes:
B64G1/40; B64G1/14
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Murayama Yasuhiko
Tatsuhiko Abe
Shinpei Kuroda
Choe Yun
Tatsuhiko Abe
Shinpei Kuroda
Choe Yun