A vehicle fuel tank assembly comprising a tank 11 for storing fuel 14, a sensor device 13 disposed inside the tank. The sensor device is integrated with a component 12 of the tank, the sensor device is configured to detect the presence of a plurality of different chemical and/or biological entities in fuel stored in the tank. The plurality of different chemical and/or biological entities being suitable for use in determining whether at least two different types of contaminant are present. The component may be located at a lowest point of the fuel tank. The sensor device may comprise a number of sub sensors (131a-131g, figure 3), each being configured to detect a different biological or chemical entity. The sensor device may comprise a communications interface configured to receive detection information from the sub-sensors, and to transmit the received detection information to a remote processing device located outside the fuel tank. The sensor device may be a lab on chip device which may be based on microfluidic technology. The fuel tank assembly may be an aircraft fuel tank assembly.


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    Title :

    FUEL TANK ASSEMBLIES


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2022-08-03


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES



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