A fuel tank inerting system uses a catalytic oxidation unit to combust fuel from the fuel tank (12) to produce inert gas, simultaneously working with a gas separator (52) that removes dissolved carbon dioxide from the fuel before it is cycled to the thermal management system (TMS) or the engine. This prevents cavitation of carbon dioxide (gaseous bubbling) within the fuel at varying temperatures while in flight.
CAVITATION MITIGATION IN CATALYTIC OXIDATION FUEL TANK INERTING SYSTEMS
KAVITATIONSMINDERUNG IN KRAFTSTOFFTANKINERTISIERUNGSSYSTEMEN MIT KATALYTISCHER OXIDATION
ATTÉNUATION DE LA CAVITATION DANS DES SYSTÈMES D'INERTAGE DE RÉSERVOIR DE CARBURANT À OXYDATION CATALYTIQUE
2022-03-09
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
CAVITATION MITIGATION IN CATALYTIC OXIDATION FUEL TANK INERTING SYSTEMS
Europäisches Patentamt | 2019
|Cavitation mitigation in catalytic oxidation fuel tank inerting systems
Europäisches Patentamt | 2019
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