Oxygen reduction system for a hydrocarbon fluid

A fuel system comprising:

• a hydrocarbon fluid conduit extending in a longitudinal direction and having a fluid passage through which hydrocarbon fluid flows, the hydrocarbon fluid being fuel and including oxygen and having an oxygen content;
• an oxygen gettering assembly including an oxygen getter to reduce the oxygen content of the hydrocarbon fluid, the oxygen gettering assembly being disposed relative to the hydrocarbon fluid conduit such that the oxygen getter comes into contact with the hydrocarbon fluid as the hydrocarbon fluid flows through the oxygen gettering assembly via a portion of the fluid passage, the oxygen getter producing oxidation products within the hydrocarbon fluid, wherein the oxygen getter has an activation temperature at which the oxygen getter produces the oxidation products, the activation temperature being from one hundred seventy degrees Fahrenheit to three hundred degrees Fahrenheit;
• an oxidation product removal assembly positioned, at least partially, downstream of the oxygen gettering assembly to receive the hydrocarbon fluid containing the oxidation products produced by the oxygen getter, the oxidation product removal assembly including an oxidation product remover disposed such that the oxidation product remover comes into contact with the hydrocarbon fluid to physically remove the oxidation products from the hydrocarbon fluid and;
• wherein the oxygen gettering assembly is disposed to longitudinally align with the hydrocarbon fluid conduit, such that the hydrocarbon fluid enters the oxygen gettering assembly via an inlet of the portion of the fluid passage in the longitudinal direction, continuously flows in the longitudinal direction from the inlet of the portion of the fluid passage to an outlet of the portion of the fluid passage, and exits the oxygen gettering assembly via the outlet of the portion of the fluid passage in the longitudinal direction.