| 摘要 |
<p>AN INERTING SYSTEM IS DISCLOSED THAT IS ADAPTABLE TO INERT THE FUEL TANK (11) OF A VEHICLE, MOST TYPICALLY AN AIRCRAFT, THAT INCLUDES AN OXYGEN (9) DETECTOR (29) TO MONITOR THE OXYGEN (9) PARTIAL PRESSURE OF THE VAPORS IN THE ULLAGE (I.E., THE OVERFUEL) VOLUME (57) OF THE TANK (11), A SOURCE OF AN INERT GAS (33) (E.G., NITROGEN) IN VALVED COMMUNICATION WITH THE ULLAGE OF THE TANK (11), AND A DETECTOR (29) FOR SENSING THE OXYGEN (9) CONTENT IN THE ULLAGE OF THE TANK (11),AND A DETECTOR (29) FOR SENSING THE OXYGEN (9) CONTENT IN THE ULLAGE OF THE TANK (11) AND CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF INERT GAS (33) TO THE TILLAGE TO MAINTAIN THAT VOLUME (57) WITH A PROPORTION OXYGEN (9) THAT WILL NOT SUPPORT COMBUSTION IN THE EVENT OF AN IGNITION SOURCE OR INTRUSION OF ANOTHER POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE OCCURRENCE WITHIN SAID TANK (11). A SPECIFIC FIBEROPTIC PROBE (51) WHICH ENABLES MONITORING OXYGEN (9) CONTENT WITHIN THE TANK (11) WITHOUT INTRODUCING A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT WITHIN THE TANK (11) IS ALSO DISCLOSED.(FIG 1)</p> |
