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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2008
Applicants:
John Reuben Aiton, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Joseph Robert Law, Greer, SC (US);
Inventors:
John Reuben Aiton, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Joseph Robert Law, Greer, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of controlling a turbomachine having at least one fuel supply system that uses an unchoked valve. Here, the method may determine the flow characteristics of a fuel in a fuel supply system without using a flow meter. The present invention also provides a fuel supply system with a configuration comprising at least one unchoked valve. The fuel system may not require the use of a flow meter.