Invention Publication
- Patent Title: AIRCRAFT WITH SUSPENDED HYDROGEN TANK
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Application No.: US18480080Application Date: 2023-10-03
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Publication No.: US20240116650A1Publication Date: 2024-04-11
- Inventor: Christian METZNER , Uwe BEIER , Kristian ZIMMERMANN
- Applicant: Airbus SAS
- Applicant Address: FR BLAGNAC
- Assignee: Airbus SAS
- Current Assignee: Airbus SAS
- Current Assignee Address: FR BLAGNAC
- Priority: EP 199787.7 2022.10.05
- Main IPC: B64D37/30
- IPC: B64D37/30 ; B64D37/06

Abstract:
An aircraft, including a hydrogen consumer and a hydrogen supply device for supplying the hydrogen consumer with hydrogen, the hydrogen supply device having a cryogenic hydrogen tank for storing liquid hydrogen. In order to lower the weight while improving performance of the hydrogen tank during different flight conditions, embodiments of the aircraft further include a suspension arrangement with suspension elements for suspending the hydrogen tank on a structure of the aircraft, wherein the hydrogen tank includes a tank wall made from fiber reinforced composite material, and wherein the suspension arrangement includes a plurality of first tensile loaded dry fiber suspension elements fixed to load introduction areas on the hydrogen tank such that the suspension elements extend essentially tangential to a surface of the hydrogen tank at the associated load introduction area.
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