AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM INCLUDING CLOSED POWER CYCLE AND CONDENSER

摘要

An aircraft propulsion system (100). The system (100) comprises an internal combustion engine (110) configured to drive a load and configured to produce an exhaust gas containing water vapour;a first heat exchanger (170) configured to exchange heat from the gas turbine exhaust with a working fluid of a closed cycle heat recovery generator (168) configured to convert heat from the exhaust gas to mechanical power; anda condenser (180) provided downstream of the first heat exchanger (170), configured to condense water vapour in the exhaust gas stream. The condenser (180) comprises a heat exchanger (180) configured to exchange heat between the exhaust gas stream and the internal combustion engine fuel.