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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
May. 18, 2005
Thomas Gregory Tillman, West Hartford, CT (US);
Alexander G. Chen, Ellington, CT (US);
Catalin G. Fotache, West Hartford, CT (US);
Louis J. Spadaccini, Manchester, CT (US);
Foster Lamm, South Windsor, CT (US);
Zidu MA, Ellington, CT (US);
Lou Chiappetta, South Windsor, CT (US);
Charles C. Coffin, Vernon, CT (US);
James A. Wilkinson, North Brookfield, MA (US);
Brian Welch, West Hartford, CT (US);
Thomas Gregory Tillman, West Hartford, CT (US);
Alexander G. Chen, Ellington, CT (US);
Catalin G. Fotache, West Hartford, CT (US);
Louis J. Spadaccini, Manchester, CT (US);
Foster Lamm, South Windsor, CT (US);
Zidu Ma, Ellington, CT (US);
Lou Chiappetta, South Windsor, CT (US);
Charles C. Coffin, Vernon, CT (US);
James A. Wilkinson, North Brookfield, MA (US);
Brian Welch, West Hartford, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A fuel stabilization system includes a first deoxygenator and a second deoxygenator both for removing dissolved oxygen from a hydrocarbon fuel. The first and second deoxygenators are arranged in parallel or series to sequentially remove a portion of dissolved oxygen from the hydrocarbon fuel. The arrangement of several deoxygenators for a single fuel stream improves removal of dissolved oxygen and provides for scalability of the fuel system to meet application specific demands. The arrangement also provides for the preservation of partial system functionality in the event of the failure of one of the deoxygenator modules.