公开(公告)号：US20180335180A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US16050618

申请日：2018-07-31

Applicant: Natural Resources, L.L.C.

Inventor： Steve Markham ,  Zane Miller ,  Terry Horton

IPC: F17C3/12 ,  G07F13/02 ,  F17C13/04 ,  B65D90/00 ,  B67D1/00 ,  B67D7/32 ,  B67D7/78 ,  B01D17/02 ,  F17C3/00

CPC classification number: F17C3/12 ,  B01D17/0202 ,  B65D90/00 ,  B67D1/00 ,  B67D7/3236 ,  B67D7/78 ,  F17C3/005 ,  F17C13/04 ,  F17C2201/0119 ,  F17C2201/035 ,  F17C2221/014 ,  F17C2260/053 ,  F17C2265/065 ,  G07F13/02

Abstract: A nitrogen blanket system for small fuel tanks is disclosed that includes tank empty-space pressure control for sealed tanks that can hold pressure. The system includes a fuel tank storing some volume of fuel, such as diesel fuel. The remaining empty volume is filled with nitrogen by the disclosed system. The nitrogen blankets the liquid fuel and fills the remaining space in the fuel tank to prevent the accumulation of moisture and thereby prevent corrosion within the fuel tank.