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US 8,147,600 B2Granted
Pressure-based dissolved gas removal system
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsNeal R. Herring, Arindam Dasgupta, Haralambos Cordatos, Thomas G. Tillman, Jeremiah C. Lee
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Abstract
A fuel gas removal system includes a venturi for reducing a pressure of the fuel, a bubble separator containing media to assist in the formation of gas bubbles within the fuel to separate the gas bubbles from the fuel, and a port to remove gas bubbles created by the reduction of pressure of the fuel and the bubble separator.
Claims7
A fuel gas removal system comprising:
- a venturi configured to reduce a pressure of a fuel said venturi having a variable opening operable to control a flow of said fuel therethrough, whereby a flow of fuel therethrough is maintained at a relatively constant static pressure,
- a bubble separator containing media to assist in a formation of gas bubbles within the fuel to separate the gas bubbles therefrom,
- a sensor for sensing a rate of fuel flow downstream of said venturi and upstream of said bubble separator, and
- a port to remove gas bubbles created by the reduction of the pressure of the fuel and said bubble separator.
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