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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2025
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Martin K Yates, Derby, GB;
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC, London, GB;
Abstract
A fuel system for a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrogen fuel. The fuel system includes a main fuel conduit, a fuel pump configured to operate on hydrogen within the fuel conduit to provide pressurised fuel to a core combustor of the gas turbine engine, an auxiliary combustor downstream in fuel flow of the fuel pump, and configured to combust a portion of fuel diverted from the main fuel conduit and to heat a remainder of fuel in the main fuel conduit, and a fuel turbine downstream in fuel flow of the auxiliary combustor. The fuel turbine is configured to be driven by the heated fuel from the auxiliary combustor and configured to power the fuel pump. The fuel system includes a turbine bypass conduit configured to selectively bypass fuel around the fuel turbine. A method of operation is also described.