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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2007
Geoffrey David Myers, Simpsonville, SC (US);
David August Snider, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Eric Motter, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Daniel R. Tegel, Simpsonville, SC (US);
James Harper, Greenville, SC (US);
Stephen R. Watts, Greer, SC (US);
Joseph Citeno, Greenville, SC (US);
Geoffrey David Myers, Simpsonville, SC (US);
David August Snider, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Eric Motter, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Daniel R. Tegel, Simpsonville, SC (US);
James Harper, Greenville, SC (US);
Stephen R. Watts, Greer, SC (US);
Joseph Citeno, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for delivering fuel in a gas turbine engine are provided. The system includes a plurality of can annular combustors that includes at least a first set of combustors of the plurality of can annular combustors and at least a second set of combustors of the plurality of can annular combustors wherein each set of combustors is supplied by a separately controllable respective fuel delivery system. The method includes supplying fuel at a first fuel schedule to the first set of combustors and supplying fuel at a second fuel schedule to the second set of combustors during a first mode of operation wherein the second fuel schedule is different than the first fuel schedule, and supplying fuel at the second fuel schedule to the first and second sets of combustors during a second mode of operation.