Common-rail fuel system with ejector pump and method of use thereof
US11092126B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/606
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating an aircraft engine of an aircraft, the aircraft engine having a common-rail fuel injection system for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of the aircraft engine, including: pressurizing fuel for circulation through the common-rail injection system; circulating a portion of the pressurized fuel through a motive flow inlet of an ejector pump; and entraining a flow through the ejector pump with the portion of the pressurized fuel circulating through the motive flow inlet.
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