Moderate pressure liquid hydrogen storage for hybrid-electric propulsion system
Abstract:
A turbine engine according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes, a liquid hydrogen fuel storage tank that is configured to maintain the liquid hydrogen fuel at a pressure greater than an external pressure and less than 20 bar, an electric machine that is in thermal communication with a liquid hydrogen fuel flow from the liquid hydrogen fuel storage tank, the liquid hydrogen fuel flow is configured to maintain at least a component of the electric machine at an operating temperature below an ambient temperature, and a fuel system that is configured to receive gas hydrogen fuel flow and communicate the gas hydrogen fuel flow to a power generation device.
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