Fuel-cooled thermal management, including endothermic cracking and reforming of hydrocarbon fuels, is an enabling technology for advanced aero engines and offers potential for cycle improvements and pollutant emissions control in gas turbine engine applications. The successful implementation of this technology is, however, predicated on the use of conventional multicomponent hydrocarbon fuels and an understanding of the combustion characteristics of the reformed fuel mixture. The objective of this research is to develop and demonstrate the technologies necessary for utilizing conventional multicomponent hydrocarbon fuels for fuel-cooled thermal management, including the development of the endothermic potential of JP-7 and a demonstration of the combustion of supercritical/endothermic fuel mixtures, and conceptual design of a fuel-air heat exchanger. The ability to achieve high heat sinks with existing jet fuels (e.g., JP-7 and was demonstrated with a bench-scale test rig operating under flow conditions and passage geometries simulative of practical heat exchangers for aircraft and missile applications. Key measurements included fuel heat sink, reaction products, and extent of conversion. Full-scale sector rig tests were conducted to characterize the combustion and emissions of supercritical jet fuel, and demonstrate the safety and operability of the fuel system, including a fuel-air heat exchanger.
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Fuel-Cooled Thermal Management for Advanced Aeroengines
He Huang,
He Huang
United Technologies Research Center, 411 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT 06108
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Louis J. Spadaccini,
Louis J. Spadaccini
United Technologies Research Center, 411 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT 06108
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David R. Sobel
David R. Sobel
United Technologies Research Center, 411 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT 06108
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He Huang
United Technologies Research Center, 411 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT 06108
Louis J. Spadaccini
United Technologies Research Center, 411 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT 06108
David R. Sobel
United Technologies Research Center, 411 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT 06108
Contributed by the International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Paper presented at the International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 3–6, 2002; Paper No. 2002-GT-30070. Manuscript received by IGTI, December 2001, final revision, March 2002. Associate Editor: E. Benvenuti.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Apr 2004, 126(2): 284-293 (10 pages)
Published Online: June 7, 2004
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December 1, 2001
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March 1, 2002
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June 7, 2004
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Huang , H., Spadaccini , L. J., and Sobel, D. R. (June 7, 2004). "Fuel-Cooled Thermal Management for Advanced Aeroengines ." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. April 2004; 126(2): 284–293. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1689361
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