Apparatus and method for conditioning a fluid

    公开(公告)号:US10267230B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US13771444

    申请日:2013-02-20

    申请人: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC

    发明人: John R. Budge

    摘要: A fuel conditioning apparatus for de-oxygenating a liquid hydrocarbon fuel has a catalyst portion which, in turn, has an inlet portion and an outlet portion. A hydrocarbon fuel stream is fed through the inlet portion and into the catalyst portion where it passes over a catalytically active component. The catalytically active component promotes the reaction of the fuel with the dissolved oxygen in the fuel stream, converting it into less chemically reactive forms and thereby reducing the fuel's propensity to form carbonaceous deposits.