FUEL LEAK DETECTION IN A GASEOUS FUELED TRANSPORTATION REFRIGERATION UNIT
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July 23, 2020
A transport refrigeration system comprising: a prime mover configured to power a refrigeration unit; a first fuel tank fluidly connected to prime mover through a first fuel line, the first fuel tank configured to supply fuel to an inlet of prime mover from an outlet of first fuel tank through first fuel line; a first fuel flow sensor being an in-line flow meter and configured to measure a first fuel quantity exiting first fuel tank; a second fuel flow sensor being an in-line flow meter and configured to measure a second fuel quantity entering prime mover; a controller configured to compare second fuel quantity to first fuel quantity; and an alarm configured to activate when second fuel quantity is not equal to first fuel quantity.
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