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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/141 (2006.01); F02C 7/18 (2006.01); F02C 7/224 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/141 (2013.01); F02C 7/185 (2013.01); F02C 7/224 (2013.01); Y02T 50/671 (2013.01); Y02T 50/675 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cooling system for a gas turbine engine. The system includes a fuel air heat exchanger with a fuel passage that is in thermal contact with an engine cooling air passage. The system further includes a fuel deoxygenator located upstream of the fuel air heat exchanger and configured to deliver deoxygenated fuel to the fuel air heat exchanger fuel passage. The system also includes a valve configured to moderate engine cooling air flow to the engine cooling air passage.