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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Andre M. Ajami, Spring Valley, CA (US);
Kenneth W. Winston, San Diego, CA (US);
Xiaolan HU, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andre M. Ajami, Spring Valley, CA (US);
Kenneth W. Winston, San Diego, CA (US);
Xiaolan Hu, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/22 (2006.01); F02C 7/26 (2006.01); F02C 9/00 (2006.01); F02C 9/26 (2006.01); F02C 9/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/26 (2013.01); F02C 9/263 (2013.01); F02C 9/28 (2013.01); F05D 2220/50 (2013.01); F05D 2260/85 (2013.01); F05D 2270/304 (2013.01); F05D 2270/303 (2013.01); F05D 2270/301 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a flow of fuel to a starting gas turbine engine includes controlling the flow of fuel to the engine by controlling fuel pressure to the engine, and modulating the flow of fuel to the engine if engine exhaust gas temperature approaches a given exhaust gas temperature to lower the engine exhaust gas temperature below the given exhaust gas temperature.