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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2014
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Behzad Hagshenas, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/224 (2006.01); F02C 7/236 (2006.01); B01D 21/00 (2006.01); B01D 21/26 (2006.01); B04B 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/224 (2013.01); B01D 21/009 (2013.01); B01D 21/262 (2013.01); B04B 15/02 (2013.01); F02C 7/236 (2013.01); F05D 2260/606 (2013.01); F05D 2260/98 (2013.01); F05D 2270/303 (2013.01);
Abstract
The presently disclosed embodiments utilize an ice separator vessel to trap ice particles in a non-homogeneous ice/fuel mixture flowing in a fuel system. A source of heat, such as heated fuel provided to the ice separator vessel, is used to melt at least a portion of the ice particles so that they do not enter the fuel system downstream of the ice separator vessel.