Fuel tank inerting systems for aircraft are provided. The systems include a fuel tank (202), a catalytic reactor (222) arranged to receive a first reactant from a first reactant source (210) and a second reactant from a second reactant source (220) to generate an inert gas that is supplied to the fuel tank to fill an ullage space (206) of the fuel tank, a heat exchanger (232) arranged between the catalytic reactor and the fuel tank and configured to at least one of cool and condense an output from the catalytic reactor to separate out the inert gas, and a controller (244) configured to perform a light-off operation of the catalytic reactor by controlling at least one light-off parameter and, after light-off occurs, adjusting the at least one light-off parameter to an operating level, wherein the at least one light-off parameter comprises a temperature of the catalytic reactor.


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    Title :

    CATALYTIC FUEL TANK INERTING APPARATUS FOR AIRCRAFT


    Additional title:

    VORRICHTUNG ZUR KATALYTISCHEN KRAFTSTOFFTANKINERTISIERUNG FÜR FLUGZEUG
    APPAREIL D'INERTAGE DE RÉSERVOIR DE CARBURANT CATALYTIQUE POUR AÉRONEF


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    Publication date :

    2021-06-30


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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