Joseph M. Buchholz - Minneapolis MN, US Matthew E. Leahy - Seattle WA, US Paul J. Maue - Monroe WA, US Edward M. Ducheane - Everett WA, US J. Everett Groat - Snohomish WA, US Arshad Nazir - Bellevue WA, US Michael L. Simmons - Everett WA, US Howard S. Veith - Mukilteo WA, US Peter J. Louden - Bellevue WA, US Kevin K. Longwell - Lake Stevens WA, US
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY - Chicago IL
International Classification:
B01D 35/02
US Classification:
210767, 210171
Abstract:
An aircraft fuel scavenge system incorporates a scavenge pump receiving fuel from a center tank and depositing the fuel in a wing tank. A water separator receives fuel through an inlet tube providing a plurality of momentum changes to incoming fuel, the water separator having a fuel outlet connected to the scavenge pump and a water outlet. A water manifold is connected from the water outlet to an input to a fuel supply line to an engine.