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US 2026/0298136 A1Published application
Metal-based fuel and fuel delivery systems
AssigneeRtx Corporation
InventorJustin R Urban
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Abstract
A system for generating combustion gases in a turbine engine may comprise a combustion chamber and a fuel injection system configured to inject a metal-based fuel into the combustion chamber. A metal-based fuel source may be configured to deliver the metal-based fuel to the fuel injection system. The metal-based fuel may comprise a metal powder.
Claims12
A turbine engine, comprising:
- a fan;
- a compressor configured to receive a fluid flow from the fan;
- a combustor located at an output of the compressor;
- a turbine located at an output of the combustor;
- and
- a metal-based fuel source configured to deliver a metal-based fuel to the combustor.
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A metal-based fuel;
- comprising:
- a metal powder;
- wherein the metal powder has at least one of a mass energy density of greater than or equal to 5.0 megajoules per kilogram or a volume energy density of greater than or equal to 35.0 megajoules per liter;
- and
- wherein the metal powder is formed of particles that are substantially uniform in size.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.