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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2016
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Angelo Martucci, Bloomfield, CT (US);
William Donat, Manchester, CT (US);
Amy Grace, Ellington, CT (US);
Eric Hettler, Rochester, NY (US);
Kevin McCormick, Auburn, NY (US);
Kevin Gibbons, Torrington, CT (US);
Haralambos Cordatos, Colchester, CT (US);
Christopher Mazella, West Hartford, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A system and method for the calculation of a fuel lacquer index using environmental monitoring is disclosed. The system and method may comprise: capturing a fuel temperature data; determining a fuel quality rating; calculating a volumetric fuel flow; calculating a fuel filter differential pressure; and calculating a fuel lacquer index. The fuel lacquer index may be calculated as a percentage value based upon the fuel temperature data, the fuel quality rating, the volumetric fuel flow, and the fuel filter differential pressure.