Fuel tank arrangement for a dual fuel internal combustion engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10343516-B2
Application number	US-201515766689-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2015
Priority date	Oct 9, 2015
Publication date	Jul 9, 2019
Grant date	Jul 9, 2019

Abstract

A fuel tank arrangement for a dual fuel internal combustion engine includes a fuel tank arranged to supply liquid fuel to the dual fuel internal combustion engine, wherein the fuel tank arrangement includes a return conduit connected to the fuel tank and configured to supply leaked fuel from the dual fuel internal combustion engine to the fuel tank, wherein the fuel tank arrangement includes a first fuel separation arrangement positioned in fluid communication between the fuel tank and an outlet to an ambient environment thereof.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fuel tank arrangement for a dual fuel internal combustion engine, the fuel tank arrangement comprising a fuel tank arranged to supply liquid fuel to the dual fuel internal combustion engine, wherein the fuel tank arrangement comprises a return conduit connected to the fuel tank and configured to supply leaked fuel from the dual fuel internal combustion engine to the fuel tank, wherein the fuel tank arrangement comprises a first fuel separation arrangement positioned in fluid communication between the fuel tank and an outlet to an ambient environment thereof, wherein the first fuel separation arrangement comprising a cavity, at least one inlet through-hole between the cavity and the fuel tank, a return through-hole between the cavity and the fuel tank, and an outlet conduit in fluid communication with the outlet to the ambient environment, wherein a cross-sectional area of the at least one inlet through-hole is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the cavity.

2. The fuel tank arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the fuel tank arrangement comprises a gas tank arranged to supply combustible gas to the dual fuel internal combustion engine.

3. The fuel tank arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein the gas tank is a pressurized gas tank.

4. The fuel tank arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first fuel separation arrangement is positioned at an upper level of the fuel tank.

5. The fuel tank arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the fuel tank arrangement comprises a second fuel separation arrangement positioned in fluid communication between the first fuel separation arrangement and the outlet to the ambient environment.

6. The fuel tank arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein the second fuel separation arrangement comprises an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit arranged in fluid communication with each other.

7. The fuel tank arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein the inlet conduit is positioned relative to the outlet conduit with an angle between 65-115 degrees.

8. The fuel tank arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein a cross-sectional area of the inlet conduit of the second fuel separation arrangement is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the outlet conduit of the second fuel separation arrangement.

9. The fuel tank arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein the fuel tank arrangement comprises a conduit connected upstream the inlet conduit of the second fuel separation arrangement, wherein conduit and inlet conduit of the second fuel separation arrangement are arranged approximately perpendicular relative to each other.

10. The fuel tank arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the fuel tank arrangement comprises a pressure relief valve positioned downstream the first fuel separation arrangement.

11. The fuel tank arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the outlet to the ambient environment is positioned at a level vertically above a vehicle compartment of a vehicle to which the fuel tank arrangement is mounted.

12. A vehicle comprising a dual fuel internal combustion engine for propulsion thereof, wherein the vehicle comprises a fuel tank arrangement according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Volvo Truck Corp

Inventors

• Sonderegger Sigurd

Classifications

• F02M37/0082

  Devices inside the fuel tank other than fuel pumps or filters (electrical pumps submerged in fuel tanks F02M37/10, jet pumps F02M37/025) · CPC title

• F02D19/0668

  Treating or cleaning means; Fuel filters · CPC title

• B60Y2200/145

  Haulage vehicles, trailing trucks · CPC title

• F02D19/0642

  at least one fuel being gaseous, the other fuels being gaseous or liquid at standard conditions · CPC title

• F02D19/0665

  Tanks, e.g. multiple tanks · CPC title