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YUSAE_SeungJin
01-20-2004, 07:41 AM
Hi!!!
Could you let me know the puction of A and B.
http://www.yusae.co.kr/19914113/fuel_tank.jpg http://www.yusae.co.kr/19914113/fuel_tank.jpg

Formula Student Team
YUSAE(Yeungnam Univ.)
YUSAE_SeungJin
01-20-2004, 07:41 AM
Hi!!!
Could you let me know the puction of A and B.
http://www.yusae.co.kr/19914113/fuel_tank.jpg http://www.yusae.co.kr/19914113/fuel_tank.jpg

Formula Student Team
YUSAE(Yeungnam Univ.)
Charlie
01-20-2004, 07:44 AM
http://www.yusae.co.kr/19914113/fuel_tank.jpg

I would say A is the return line, and B is the vent/check valve (or a nipple for routing to the check valve)

-Charlie Ping

I just need enough to tide me over until I need more.
Dan Gurick
01-21-2004, 10:08 PM
That is the Rensselaer car and that would be correct

Dan Gurick
Rensselaer Formula SAE
osubeaver
01-22-2004, 09:37 AM
It looks like that tank has a threaded cap on the filler neck. Does anyone know where to get this type of cap, as well as the female part that welds to the top of the filler neck?
Patrick
01-24-2004, 01:39 AM
You can find stuff like that at www.ChassisShop.com (http://www.ChassisShop.com) .

Patrick DeGrosse Jr.
Rensselaer Formula SAE
Engine and Powertrain
osubeaver
01-24-2004, 03:47 AM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Patrick:
You can find stuff like that at http://www.ChassisShop.com .
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sweet! Thanks a lot. That catalog has exactly the kind of stuff I was looking for.
Kevin Hall
01-24-2004, 01:59 PM
What kind of wall thickness are most guys running with aluminum tanks. We have welded 20 gauge (0.032") alum. before, and are wondering if that is thick enough? The rules don't seem to say very much on the subject, which is funny.

Kevin Hall
University of Saskatchewan
'03-'04 Team Director
Dan B
01-25-2004, 02:33 AM
We had one that thick take a shot from a connecting rod that somehow found it's way out of the motor. It got a nice dent in it and that is it. We used dead soft (T0) for just that reason. It would still make me feal better to have a bladder inside the tank.
Kevin Hall
01-25-2004, 08:37 PM
I can't help but think "pop can full o' fuel under my ass," but when I run the calcs, it's quite compliant. If it can withstand a decent blow, I don't see any need to go thicker.

Anybody else have 2 cents on wals thickness for 6061-T6 fuel tank?

Kevin Hall
University of Saskatchewan
'03-'04 Team Director