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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2022
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Neil J. Terwilliger, Cheshire, CT (US);
Joseph B. Staubach, Colchester, CT (US);
David L. Ma, Avon, CT (US);
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A method is provided during which an aircraft powerplant is provided. The aircraft powerplant includes a combustor and a water recovery system. The water recovery system includes a condenser and a reservoir. Fuel is combusted within the combustor to provide combustion products. Water is extracted from the combustion products using the condenser. The water recovery system is operated in one of a plurality of modes based on likelihood of contrail formation. The modes include a first mode and a second mode, where the water is collected within the reservoir during the first mode, and where the water passes through the water recovery system during the second mode.