FUEL TANK OF AN AIRCRAFT AND COOLING SYSTEM

• Main Authors: THORNTON, Mark M, GRIM, Alan, MULVANEY, Patrick J, MORAVEC, Bradford A, ADKINS II, David A, OLSON, Eric C, GRAHAM, Rodney N, JOJIC, Ivana, BELIÉRES, Jean-Philippe A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 26.02.2020
• Subjects: AIRCRAFT; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS; EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLYING SUITS; PARACHUTES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

A cooling system for a fuel tank (24) of an aircraft includes a temperature sensor (140), a cooling system (70), and a control module (72). The temperature sensor (140) detects a fuel temperature within the fuel tank. The cooling system (70) maintains the fuel temperature below a control temperature...