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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2022
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventor:
Chloe J. Palmer, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/32 (2006.01); F02C 7/232 (2006.01); F02C 9/28 (2006.01); F02C 3/22 (2006.01); F02C 7/22 (2006.01); F02C 9/40 (2006.01); F02C 7/224 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/32 (2013.01); F02C 3/22 (2013.01); F02C 7/222 (2013.01); F02C 7/224 (2013.01); F02C 7/232 (2013.01); F02C 9/28 (2013.01); F02C 9/40 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2240/36 (2013.01); F05D 2260/60 (2013.01); F05D 2270/301 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel delivery system for a gas turbine engine comprises a cryogenic fuel tank, a first fuel line for connection to the cryogenic fuel tank, a fuel pump connected to receive fuel via the first fuel line, a plurality of fuel lines connecting the fuel pump to a combustor of the gas turbine engine, a controller configured to operate the fuel delivery system, a purge gas tank connected to the first fuel line and configured to store a purge gas for purging the plurality of fuel lines and a fuel gas tank connected to the first fuel line and configured to store a fuel gas for flushing purge gas from the plurality of fuel lines.