Patent ID: 6111187
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B63B,B63G,F42B

Abstract:
A compensated fluid delivery system, for delivering fuel to an underwater vessel while displacing said fuel with sea water, said system comprising:a fuel tank for containing said fuel and said sea water;a flexible delivery chamber, disposed within said fuel tank, for holding said fuel and delivering a volume of said fuel, wherein said flexible delivery chamber isolates said fuel from said fuel tank;an outlet, coupled to said flexible delivery chamber, for directing said fuel out of said flexible delivery chamber;a flexible compensation chamber, disposed within said fuel tank and adjacent said flexible delivery chamber, for receiving a volume of said sea water substantially equivalent to said volume of said fuel being delivered, wherein said flexible compensation chamber isolates said sea water from said fuel tank;a coolant pump for pumping said sea water; andan inlet, coupled to said flexible compensation chamber, for directing said sea water into said flexible compensation chamber.