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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2021
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Antonio Asti, Florence, IT;
Miriam Losapio, Florence, IT;
Mariateresa Paci, Florence, IT;
Giovanni Tonno, Florence, IT;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/14 (2006.01); F02C 7/00 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/14 (2013.01); F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F02C 7/00 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/35 (2013.01); F05D 2260/83 (2013.01);
Abstract
The method allows to detect flameout in a combustor of a turbine system; it includes the steps of: A) measuring angular acceleration of a shaft of the or each turbine of the turbine system, B) calculating a flameout indicator as a function of the angular acceleration, and C) carrying out a comparison between the flameout indicator and at least one threshold.