Inventors:
Michael Jay Epstein - Cincinnati OH, US
Randy M. Vondrell - Cincinnati OH, US
Robert Harold Weisgerber - Cincinnati OH, US
Narendra Joshi - Schenectady NY, US
Thomas Bonser - Cincinnati OH, US
International Classification:
F17C 3/08, F17C 13/08, F17C 13/02, F17C 9/00, F17C 13/00
US Classification:
62 482, 62 532, 22056012, 62 501, 62 491
Abstract:
A cryogenic fuel storage system for an aircraft is disclosed including a cryogenic fuel tank having a first wall forming a storage volume capable of storing a cryogenic liquid fuel; an inflow system capable of flowing the cryogenic liquid fuel into the storage volume; an outflow system adapted to deliver the cryogenic liquid fuel from the cryogenic fuel storage system; and a vent system capable of removing at least a portion of a gaseous fuel formed from the cryogenic liquid fuel in the storage volume.