/Gas Turbine Engine
Abstract

A gas turbine engine for an aircraft comprises an engine core. The engine comprises a fan located upstream of the engine core. The engine comprises a nacelle surrounding the fan and the engine core and defining a bypass duct, where the bypass ratio, defined as the ratio of the mass flow rate of the flow through the bypass duct to the mass flow rate of the flow through the core at cruise conditions, is at least 4. The engine comprises a plurality of actuators and a fuel supply system arranged to supply fuel for combustion in the combustor, and to supply fuel to fueldraulically drive at least one actuator. The fuel comprises at least 25% SAF by volume, and the fuel supply system is arranged such that a peak differential pressure of the fuel across the at least one fueldraulic actuator during cruise conditions is at least 2400 kPa.

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What is claimed is:

A gas turbine engine for an aircraft comprises an engine core. The engine comprises a fan located upstream of the engine core. The engine comprises a nacelle surrounding the fan and the engine core and defining a bypass duct, where the bypass ratio, defined as the ratio of the mass flow rate of the flow through the bypass duct to the mass flow rate of the flow through the core at cruise conditions, is at least 4. The engine comprises a plurality of actuators and a fuel supply system arranged to supply fuel for combustion in the combustor, and to supply fuel to fueldraulically drive at least one actuator. The fuel comprises at least 25% SAF by volume, and the fuel supply system is arranged such that a peak differential pressure of the fuel across the at least one fueldraulic actuator during cruise conditions is at least 2400 kPa.
Timeline
Filed
04/13/2026
Published
08/13/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(3)
F02C 9/40:specially adapted to the use of a special fuel or a plurality of fuels
F02C 7/22:Fuel supply systems
F02C 9/26:Control of fuel supply (takes precedence F02C 9/48; fuel valves F02C 7/232)