Patent ID: 11945600
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating an aircraft fuel system, the aircraft fuel system comprising a fuel source, the method comprising:
using a fuel oxygen reduction unit, the fuel oxygen reduction unit comprising a contactor and a separator, wherein using the fuel oxygen reduction unit comprises:
receiving a flow of gas from an ullage of the fuel source into a stripping gas supply path of the fuel oxygen reduction unit;
receiving a flow of a liquid fuel from the fuel source into a liquid fuel supply path of the fuel oxygen reduction unit;
mixing the flow of gas and the flow of the liquid fuel in the contactor upstream of the separator;
reducing an oxygen content in the flow of gas from the ullage of the fuel source;
reducing an oxygen content of the liquid fuel from the fuel source; and
providing a reduced-oxygen content gas flow back to the fuel source via a stripping gas return path.