Gas turbine engine with fuel-cooled turbine
US11459953B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The gas turbine engine includes a combustion section including an annular swirl combustor having a combustor inlet, and a compressor section including a centrifugal compressor with an impeller, the impeller compressing and swirling an airflow and discharging the compressed and swirled airflow from the impeller outlet into the combustor inlet. The turbine section includes a radial turbine having a turbine fuel inlet and a turbine fuel outlet, the radial turbine receiving a flow of fuel at the turbine fuel inlet and discharging the flow of fuel from the turbine fuel outlet of the radial turbine into the combustor inlet.
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