Patent ID: 11859535
Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 12:
13. An assembly for a turbine engine with a flowpath, comprising:
a fuel source containing non-hydrocarbon fuel; and
an engine component forming a peripheral boundary of the flowpath, the engine component comprising a component internal passage, and the engine component configured to receive the non-hydrocarbon fuel from the fuel source and flow the non-hydrocarbon fuel from a downstream side towards an upstream side, with respect to the flowpath, within the component internal passage for cooling the engine component;
wherein the assembly is configured to direct the non-hydrocarbon fuel used for cooling the engine component from the engine component into the flowpath for combustion, and the non-hydrocarbon fuel directed into the flowpath comprises H2 gas; and
wherein the component internal passage is at least partially formed by a catalytic material, and the catalytic material comprises at least one of nickel (Ni), iron (Fe) or ruthenium (Ru).