Fluid handling – With indicator – register – recorder – alarm or inspection means – Liquid level responsive indicator – recorder or alarm
Patent
1998-12-16
2000-10-03
Chambers, A. Michael
Fluid handling
With indicator, register, recorder, alarm or inspection means
Liquid level responsive indicator, recorder or alarm
137213, 137572, 1378992, 251 7, 244135C, B64D 3700
Patent
active
061258822
ABSTRACT:
A variable volume fluid storage tank or reservoir and related fluid transfer system are provided for storing and transferring volatile or hazardous fluids, particularly such as fuel in an aircraft fuel supply system. Each fluid storage tank comprises a tank body in combination with a movable base wall defining a variable volume internal chamber for receiving and storing fluid. Each storage tank further includes a dispense port for dispensing the fluid, e.g., to a manifold or the like for supply to one or more aircraft engines, with the base wall moving relative to the tank body during fluid dispensing to substantially preclude any residual air or vapor space within the storage tank. A fluid level sensor unit mounted outside the tank chamber tracks displacement of the base wall to provide an indication of the fluid volume remaining within the storage tank. Multiple storage tanks may be ganged together and the fluid contained therein transferred quickly and safely between the tanks in a variety of fluid handling and fluid transfer applications. In one form, multiple storage tanks may be configured for nesting together in a progressively reduced profile as fluid is dispensed therefrom.
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