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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Anthony A. Hartzheim, Palm Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Elliott Energy Systems, Inc., Stuart, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/26 ;
Abstract
A method for ignition and start up of a gas turbine engine in which the fuel flow is supplied to the combustor at a substantially constant rate for ignition and the gas turbine engine is ramped up at a preset acceleration rate to a speed to provide a supply of combustion air to the combustor in order to achieve the correct fuel-to-air ratio for ignition.