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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2023
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Craig W Bemment, Derby, GB;
Benjamin J Keeler, Derby, GB;
Paul W Ferra, Derby, GB;
Alastair G Hobday, Derby, GB;
Kevin R McNally, Derby, GB;
Andrea Minelli, Derby, GB;
Martin K Yates, Northamptonshire, GB;
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC, London, GB;
Abstract
The present application discloses a method of determining one or more fuel characteristics of an aviation fuel suitable for powering a gas turbine engine of an aircraft, the gas turbine engine having a combustor supplied with fuel from a fuel system, the method comprising: determining a mass of the fuel being supplied to the combustor; determining a corresponding volume of the fuel being supplied to the combustor; and determining one or more fuel characteristics based on the determined mass and volume. Also disclosed is a fuel characteristic determination system, a method of operating an aircraft, and an aircraft.