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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
May. 23, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Eugene Selfridge, Piedmont, SC (US);
Joshua Adam Bagwell, Taylors, SC (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/232 (2013.01); F05D 2260/602 (2013.01); F05D 2260/607 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of purging a combustor is provided. The method includes opening an isolation valve configured to regulate a flow rate of a fluid sent to at least one fuel nozzle of a combustor. The method also includes opening a control valve located upstream of the isolation valve after opening the isolation valve, wherein the isolation valve and the control valve are located within a fluid supply line.