Patent ID: 9243564
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: F02C,F05D

Claim Text:
1. A fuel delivery system for use with a flow of heavy fuel oil for a gas turbine engine, comprising: one or more fuel lines in communication with the gas turbine engine; and a magnesium mixing system positioned upstream of the one or more fuel lines; the magnesium mixing system comprising a flow of magnesium and a flow of a carrier fluid, wherein the magnesium mixing system comprises a magnesium tank, magnesium pump, a carrier tank, and a carrier pump; a carrier mixing chamber in fluid communication with the flow of magnesium and the flow of carrier fluid, wherein the flow of magnesium is supplied to the carrier mixing chamber from the magnesium tank by the magnesium pump and the flow of carrier fluid is supplied to the carrier mixing chamber from the carrier tank by the carrier pump, wherein the carrier mixing chamber is configured to mix the flow of magnesium and the flow of the carrier fluid to form a mixed carrier flow; and a heavy fuel oil mixing chamber in fluid communication with the mixed carrier flow and the flow of heavy fuel oil, wherein the heavy fuel oil mixing chamber is configured to mix the flow of heavy fuel oil and the mixed carrier flow, wherein the carrier fluid comprises a diesel fuel.