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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2022
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Hejie Li, Mason, OH (US);
Mathew Paul Thariyan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Diana Julieta Méndez Maya, Querétaro, MX;
Jorge Omar Mañón Cantú, Querétaro, MX;
Brandon W. Miller, Middletown, OH (US);
Michael A. Benjamin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Brian Devendorf, Georgetown, MA (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A fuel system including a fuel metering unit, a heat exchanger, a plurality of fuel nozzles, and a coke filtration system. The fuel metering unit is configured to meter a flow of a hydrocarbon fuel. The heat exchanger is fluidly connected to the fuel metering unit. The heat exchanger is configured to heat the hydrocarbon fuel to improve engine performance or efficiency. The plurality of fuel nozzles is fluidly connected to the heat exchanger downstream of the heat exchanger to receive the hydrocarbon fuel heated by the heat exchanger. The coke filtration system includes at least one filter to remove coke particles in the heated fuel. The coke filtration system is located upstream of the plurality of fuel nozzles and directly downstream of the heat exchanger.