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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2021
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Victor Moreno Patan, Queretaro, MX;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 19/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel oxygen reduction unit for an engine is provided. The fuel oxygen reduction unit includes a contactor including a fuel inlet that receives an inlet fuel flow and a stripping gas inlet that receives an inlet stripping gas flow, the contactor configured to form a fuel/gas mixture; a separator that receives the fuel/gas mixture, the fuel oxygen reduction unit defining a circulation gas flowpath from the separator to the contactor; and a level control device that controls a level of the fuel/gas mixture inside the separator by regulating the inlet fuel flow to the contactor.