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

Claim 14:
15. An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising:
a fuel source, a turbine vane and an annular combustor;
the turbine vane comprising a vane internal passage;
the annular combustor comprising a combustion chamber and a combustor inner wall, and the combustor inner wall comprising an inner wall internal passage;
the assembly configured to direct fuel from the fuel source sequentially through the vane internal passage and the inner wall internal passage to cool the turbine vane and the combustor inner wall; and
the assembly configured to direct the fuel used for cooling the turbine vane and the combustor inner wall into the combustion chamber for combustion, wherein the fuel directed into the combustion chamber comprises H2 gas;
wherein at least one of the vane internal passage or the inner wall 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).