Fuel oxygen reduction unit

• Main Author: HINDERLITT, KEVIN, EDWARD
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 28.10.2022
• Subjects: AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; WEAPONS

A fuel oxygen reduction unit is provided for reducing the oxygen content of a liquid fuel stream flowing to an engine. The fuel oxygen reduction unit comprises: a stripping gas supply line for providing a stream of stripping gas; a contactor defining a liquid fuel inlet, a stripping gas inlet and a fuel/gas mixture outlet, a stripping gas supply line in gas flow communication with the stripping gas inlet; means for regulating a stream of stripping gas through the stripping gas supply line; and a controller operable with the means for regulating the stream of stripping gas through the stripping gas supply line to regulate the stream of stripping gas through the stripping gas supply line in response to an engine operability parameter. 提供了一种燃料减氧单元，用于减少流到发动机的液体燃料流的氧含量。燃料减氧单元包括：用于提供汽提气体流的汽提气体供应管线；接触器，其限定液体燃料入口、汽提气体入口和燃料/气体混合物出口，汽提气体供应管线与汽提气体入口气流连通；用于调节通过汽提气体供应管线的汽提气体流的装置；和控制器，其可与用于调节通过汽提气体供应管线的汽提气体流的装置一起操作，以响应于发动机可操作性参数，调节通过汽提气体供应管线的汽提气体流。