Aircraft power plants including hydrogen turbo-expanders, and associated methods are provided. One method of operating an aircraft power plant includes: driving a load onboard an aircraft with a combustion engine; heating a solid metal hydride onboard the aircraft to cause hydrogen gas to be released from the solid metal hydride; expanding the hydrogen gas through a turbo-expander to produce work; and using the work produced by the turbo-expander to drive the load.


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    Title :

    AIRCRAFT POWER PLANT WITH HYDROGEN TURBO-EXPANDER


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    Publication date :

    2024-01-18


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

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



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