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Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 07, 2022
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Constantinos Minas, Slingerlands, NY (US);

Brian Magann Rush, Niskayuna, NY (US);

William Morton, Schenectady, NY (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/34 (2006.01); B64D 37/02 (2006.01); B64D 37/06 (2006.01); B64D 37/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/34 (2013.01); B64D 37/02 (2013.01); B64D 37/06 (2013.01); B64D 37/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fuel tank heat rejection system for an aircraft. The fuel tank heat rejection system includes a fuel tank compartment in the aircraft and a fuel tank having an exterior surface and storing fuel therein. The fuel tank is located in the fuel tank compartment. The fuel tank heat rejection system includes one or more air valves that provide fluid communication to the fuel tank compartment. The one or more air valves opening to operably direct cooling air into the fuel tank compartment through the one or more air valves, the cooling air contacting the exterior surface of the fuel tank such that heat from the fuel is rejected from the fuel tank.


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