A fuel management system may include a first fuel tank and a second fuel tank. The fuel management system may also include an intelligent crossfeed valve positioned between the first fuel tank and the second fuel tank and configured to allow fuel to flow between the first fuel tank and the second fuel tank. The fuel management system may also include a sensor configured to detect an amount to which the intelligent crossfeed valve is open. The fuel management system may also include an engine controller connected to the sensor and configured to cause the intelligent crossfeed valve to close in response to the intelligent crossfeed valve being open a third predetermined amount.
Fuel intelligent crossfeed valve for detecting leakage in aircraft fuel tanks
2017-03-14
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
FUEL INTELLIGENT CROSSFEED VALVE FOR DETECTING LEAKAGE IN AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS
Europäisches Patentamt | 2016
|SAE Technical Papers | 1940
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