Fuel tank

A fuel tank is part of an engine system in which the fuel is stored and released into the engine. Fuel tanks range in size and complexity from the small plastic tank of a butane lighter to the multi-chambered cryogenic Space Shuttle external tank.

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The proper design and construction of a fuel tank plays a major role in the safety of the system it is a part of.

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In automotive applications, improper placement of the fuel tank has led to increased probability of fire in collisions. Circa 1990, General Motors faced over a hundred lawsuits related to fires allegedly caused by GM's decision to place the fuel tanks in its pickup trucks outside the protection of the vehicle's frame http://www.rolanddarby.com/br_sidesaddle.html. In 1993, as one of these lawsuits resulted in a $101 million dollar judgement against GM (later overturned), the television show Dateline NBC created its own controversy by staging an example of the failures. When it was discovered that Dateline's consultants had rigged the truck with explosives in order to guarantee a fire, GM filed a defamation suit, and several NBC employees were fired.

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Fuel tank related Images and Photos (experimental)

Authority: Tank	Fish Tank	Fish Tank	Radio-Craft: Tank
Tank-Up Coffee Mug	Fortitude: Tank on the Move	Women's: Tank Top - Motorcycle	Women's: Tank Top - Irish Eyes
Women's: Tank Top - Jesus Fish	"Ugly Betty ""Guadalajara"" Tank"	Women's: Tank Top - Route 66	Fuel: Angels and Devils CD