公开(公告)号：US11585278B1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-21

申请号：US17853144

申请日：2022-06-29

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Peter Swann ,  David M Beaven ,  Craig W Bemment ,  Alastair G Hobday ,  Benjamin J Keeler ,  Christopher P Madden ,  Martin K Yates

IPC: G01N21/35 ,  F02C9/00 ,  B64D27/10 ,  B64D47/00 ,  G01N33/28 ,  G01N21/64 ,  G01N21/33 ,  G01N21/3577 ,  B64D37/00

Abstract: A method of determining one or more fuel characteristics of an aviation fuel for powering a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes: measuring one or more trace substance parameters of the fuel, the one or more trace substance parameters each associated with a respective trace substance in the fuel; and determining one or more fuel characteristics of the fuel based on the one or more trace substance parameters. Further, a fuel characteristic determination system, a method of operating an aircraft, and an aircraft.