Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Combustion of fuel
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Application No.: US18337546Application Date: 2023-06-20
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Publication No.: US12098675B2Publication Date: 2024-09-24
- Inventor: Craig W Bemment , Benjamin J Keeler , Kevin R McNally , Andrea Minelli
- Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
- Current Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: GB 19414 2022.12.21
- Main IPC: F02C7/14
- IPC: F02C7/14 ; F02C7/36 ; F23K5/20

Abstract:
A method of operating a gas turbine engine, the engine including an engine core with a turbine, a compressor, a combustor arranged to combust a fuel, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; a fan upstream of the engine core; a fan shaft; a main gearbox that receives an input from the core shaft and outputs drive to the fan via the fan shaft; a primary oil loop system to supply oil to lubricate the main gearbox; and a heat exchange system to transfer heat between the oil and the fuel, the oil having an average temperature of at least 180° C. on entry to the heat exchange system at cruise conditions. The method includes transferring heat from the oil to the fuel to lower the fuel viscosity to a value of less than or equal to 0.58 mm2/s on entry to the combustor at cruise conditions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240209780A1 COMBUSTION OF FUEL Public/Granted day:2024-06-27
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