Receptacles – Container attachment or adjunct – Fire prevention
Patent
1985-11-04
1986-10-07
Pollard, Steven M.
Receptacles
Container attachment or adjunct
Fire prevention
220 85B, B65D 2514
Patent
active
046154558
ABSTRACT:
An explosion resistant fuel tank comprises an explosion resistant insert, which comprises a compressible resilient structure. The structure is placed within a conventional fuel tank, and has interconnecting capillary-sized cells for containing a liquid fuel. The cells have equivalent cross-sectional diameters of no more than about 0.005 inch. The fuel tank also comprises means for compressing the compressible structure to a reduced volume so that the liquid fuel contained therein passes out of the compressible structure. In one version, the compressible structure is a sponge. In another version, the compressible structure comprises an elongated honeycomb structure having elongated tubular cells lined up side by side. The honeycomb is substantially incompressible along the length of the tubular cells.
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