Fuel tank inerting systems and methods for aircraft are provided. The systems include a fuel tank (202), a first reactant source fluidly connected to the fuel tank (202) and arranged to receive fuel from the fuel tank (202), a second reactant source, a catalytic reactor (222) arranged to receive a first and second reactants from the first and second sources, respectively, to generate an inert gas that is supplied to the fuel tank (202) to fill a ullage space of the fuel tank (202), a heat exchanger (232) arranged between the catalytic reactor (222) and the fuel tank (202) and downstream of the catalytic reactor (222), the heat exchanger (232) arranged to at least one of condense and cool an output from the catalytic reactor (222) to separate out an inert gas and a byproduct, and a cool air source arranged to supply cool air to the heat exchanger (232) and then the catalytic reactor (222) to provide thermal control of the catalytic reactor (222).
CATALYTIC FUEL TANK INERTING APPARATUS FOR AIRCRAFT
APPARATUR MIT EINEM KATALYSATOR ZUM INERTISIEREN VON KRAFTSTOFFTANKS IN FLUGZEUGEN
DISPOSITIF AVEC UN CATALYSATEUR POUR INERTAGE DE RESERVOIRS D'AÉRONEF
2018-08-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / A62C FIRE-FIGHTING , Feuerbekämpfung / F02M Zuführen von Brennstoff-Luft-Gemischen oder deren Bestandteilen bei Brennkraftmaschinen allgemein , SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF |