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Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 06, 2022
Applicant:

Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Inventors:

Joseph B. Staubach, Colchester, CT (US);

Amanda Jean Learned Boucher, Cambridge, MA (US);

David Lei Ma, Avon, CT (US);

Assignee:

RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 6/20 (2006.01); B64D 27/12 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); F02C 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 27/12 (2013.01); F02C 6/20 (2013.01); F02C 7/18 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2220/72 (2013.01); F05D 2260/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Propulsion systems for aircraft include a fan and a low pressure turbine operably coupled to a first shaft, a low pressure compressor and an intermediate pressure turbine operably coupled to a second shaft, and a high pressure compressor and a high pressure turbine operably coupled to a third shaft. A burner is arranged between the high pressure compressor and the high pressure turbine, with a main flow path defined through the propulsion system. A hydrogen fuel system is configured to supply hydrogen fuel to the burner. A condenser is arranged along the main flow path and configured to extract water from exhaust from the burner. An evaporator is arranged along the main flow path and configured to receive a portion of the water to generate steam which is injected into the main flow path upstream from the evaporator.


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