A fuel system for an aircraft (10). The fuel system comprises: a fuel tank (20); a valve (3); and a valve actuator (1) with a control input (8). The valve actuator (1) is configured to open and close the valve (3) in response to command signals on the control input (8), and the opening of the valve (3) ventilates the fuel tank (20). A control system (5) is coupled to the control input (8) and is configured to generate command signals and apply the command signals to the control input (8). A further aspect of the invention provides a method of ventilating a fuel system of an aircraft (10), the method comprising: assessing a suitability of a location of the aircraft (10) or an environmental condition local to the aircraft (10) for release of fuel vapour (25); and opening the valve (3) on a basis of the assessment. The opening of the valve (3) causes fuel vapour (25) to be released from the fuel tank (20) via the valve (3).


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Ventilation of aircraft fuel system


    Publication date :

    2022-06-15


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Aircraft fuel ventilation system and aircraft

    MAO DE'AI / SHAO LIANG / HUANG PING et al. | European Patent Office | 2024

    Free access

    VENTILATION OF AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM

    GADD MATTHEW / FALLON ADAM | European Patent Office | 2025

    Free access

    VENTILATION OF AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM

    GADD MATTHEW / FALLON ADAM | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access

    Ventilation of aircraft fuel system

    MATTHEW GADD / ADAM FALLON | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access

    Aircraft fuel tank ventilation

    LAM JOSEPH K-W / TICHBORNE FRANKLIN / MASTERS SIMON et al. | European Patent Office | 2015

    Free access