The present application discloses a method of determining one or more fuel characteristics of an aviation fuel suitable for powering a gas turbine engine of an aircraft, the gas turbine engine having a combustor supplied with fuel from a fuel system, the method comprising: determining a mass of the fuel being supplied to the combustor; determining a corresponding volume of the fuel being supplied to the combustor; and determining one or more fuel characteristics based on the determined mass and volume. Also disclosed is a fuel characteristic determination system, a method of operating an aircraft, and an aircraft.


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    Titel :

    Fuel delivery


    Beteiligte:
    BEMMENT CRAIG W (Autor:in) / KEELER BENJAMIN J (Autor:in) / FERRA PAUL W (Autor:in) / HOBDAY ALASTAIR G (Autor:in) / MCNALLY KEVIN R (Autor:in) / MINELLI ANDREA (Autor:in) / YATES MARTIN K (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    10.12.2024


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    F02C Gasturbinenanlagen , GAS-TURBINE PLANTS / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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