Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aircraft systems and methods with integrated tank inerting and power generation
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Application No.: US15434485Application Date: 2017-02-16
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Publication No.: US09731834B2Publication Date: 2017-08-15
- Inventor: Bijan F. Hagh , Daguang Zheng , Russell W. Johnson , Mukund Acharya , Mario Scaini
- Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Morris Plains
- Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Current Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Morris Plains
- Agency: Lorenz & Kopf, LLP
- Main IPC: B64D41/00
- IPC: B64D41/00 ; B64D37/32 ; F02C3/04 ; F02C6/00 ; F02C7/22 ; A62C3/06 ; A62C3/08 ; H01M8/0612 ; H01M8/04111 ; H01M8/04014

Abstract:
A system is provided for inerting a fuel tank of an aircraft. The system includes a first compressor fluidly coupled to the fuel tank for removing an air and fuel vapor mixture from an ullage of the fuel tank. The system further includes a fuel processor fluidly coupled to the first compressor and configured to receive the air and fuel vapor mixture and to generate hydrogen from the air and fuel vapor mixture. The system further includes a fuel cell fluidly coupled to the fuel processor and configured to receive the hydrogen as anode fuel to produce electricity. The system further includes a combustor fluidly coupled to the fuel cell and configured to combust the exhaust product to produce combustion gas, and a first heat exchanger fluidly coupled to the combustor and configured to cool the combustion gas into inerting gas for the fuel tank.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170158343A1 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH INTEGRATED TANK INERTING AND POWER GENERATION Public/Granted day:2017-06-08
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