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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Lauren Jeanne Buchalter, Taylors, SC (US);
Bryan Edward Sweet, Valatie, NY (US);
Scott William Szepek, Glenville, NY (US);
Michael John Mariani, Greer, SC (US);
Lauren Jeanne Buchalter, Taylors, SC (US);
Bryan Edward Sweet, Valatie, NY (US);
Scott William Szepek, Glenville, NY (US);
Michael John Mariani, Greer, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for operating a gas turbine engine system are provided. The system includes a gas turbine engine that includes at least one combustor configured to receive a flow of fuel from a flow control device and a fuel control system. The fuel control system includes a piping system configured to channel the flow of fuel from a fuel source to the flow control device, a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a property of the flow of fuel wherein the property of the flow of fuel is variable over time, and a controller including a processor. The processor is programmed to receive the generated signal, using a flow model of the piping system and the received signal, iteratively track the progress of a plurality of discrete volumes flowing through the piping system, and control the flow of fuel using the flow control devices.