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The cooling of components (26) of a vehicle (10) carrying a turbine engine (12) and a fuel supply (24) for the engine (12) without the excessive consumption of bleed air is achieved in an apparatus which includes a fuel recirculating system (34), a first heat exchanger (60) for rejecting heat from s

The cooling of components (26) of a vehicle (10) carrying a turbine engine (12) and a fuel supply (24) for the engine (12) without the excessive consumption of bleed air is achieved in an apparatus which includes a fuel recirculating system (34), a first heat exchanger (60) for rejecting heat from selected components (26) of the vehicle (10) to fuel flowing through the fuel recirculating system (34), and a cooling device (32) including a second heat exchanger (100, 202) for rejecting heat from the fuel to the cooling device (32) as the fuel flows through the fuel recirculating system (34).

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for cooling components of a vehicle carrying a combustion engine and a fuel supply for the engine, the method comprising the steps of:flowing fuel from the fuel supply through a first fuel recirculating system;rejecting heat to the fuel from select components of

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for cooling components of a vehicle carrying a combustion engine and a fuel supply for the engine, the method comprising the steps of:flowing fuel from the fuel supply through a first fuel recirculating system;rejecting heat to the fuel from select components of the vehicle as the fuel flows through the first fuel recirculating system; andrejecting heat to the engine from the fuel as the fuel flows through the first fuel recirculating system, wherein the step of rejecting heat to the engine from the fuel includes rejecting heat from the fuel to a compression/expansion cooling device as the fuel flows through the first fuel recirculating system.