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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Steven M. O'Flarity, Port Saint Lucie, FL (US);
Assignee:
RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/22 (2006.01); B64D 37/30 (2006.01); F02C 3/20 (2006.01); F02C 3/26 (2006.01); F02C 6/18 (2006.01); B64D 27/10 (2006.01); B64D 37/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/22 (2013.01); F02C 3/20 (2013.01); F02C 3/26 (2013.01); F02C 6/18 (2013.01); B64D 27/10 (2013.01); B64D 37/30 (2013.01); B64D 37/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A propulsion system is provided and includes a solid hydride storage unit from which gaseous hydrogen fuel is drawn, an engine comprising a combustion chamber and a piping system to draw the gaseous hydrogen fuel from the solid hydride storage unit, the piping system being interposed between the solid hydride storage unit and the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber is receptive of the gaseous hydrogen fuel drawn from the solid hydride storage unit by the piping system and is configured to combust the gaseous hydrogen fuel to drive an operation of the engine.