| CPC F23K 5/18 (2013.01) [F23K 5/04 (2013.01); F23K 5/12 (2013.01); F23K 5/142 (2013.01); F23K 2300/103 (2020.05)] | 17 Claims |

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1. A method of feedstock delivery in a fuel application, comprising:
determining a fuel application in which a feedstock material is delivered from a delivery mechanism to a distribution mechanism;
determining characteristics of the feedstock material;
selecting a propellant based on the characteristics of the feedstock material and the determined fuel application;
determining a desirable combined characteristic resulting from bringing the propellant and the feedstock material into contact with each other;
selecting the delivery mechanism and the distribution mechanism to bring the propellant into contact with the feedstock material according to the combined characteristic; and
selecting an applicator to distribute the feedstock material using a constructive force provided by the propellant according to a desired distribution form, pattern, or quantity.
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