Hydrogen fuel system for a gas turbine engine
US11898495B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/22141
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel system for a gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine including an exhaust assembly. The exhaust assembly including a tail cone and defining a radial direction, a circumferential direction, an axial direction, a working gas flow path, and an outer bypass flow path, the fuel system including: a hydrogen fuel tank for holding a hydrogen fuel; a heat exchanger configured to be coupled to or integrated into the tail cone of the exhaust assembly, the heat exchanger including: a first axial flow path in flow communication with the hydrogen fuel tank; a second axial flow path in flow communication with a combustion section of the gas turbine engine; and a radial flow path.
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