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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2009
Applicant:
Anthony Krull, Anderson, SC (US);
Inventor:
Anthony Krull, Anderson, SC (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23N 5/00 (2006.01); F23N 5/02 (2006.01); F23M 11/00 (2006.01); F23N 5/10 (2006.01); F23N 5/24 (2006.01); F23N 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23N 5/02 (2013.01); F23M 11/00 (2013.01); F23N 5/102 (2013.01); F23N 5/242 (2013.01); F23N 5/082 (2013.01); F23N 2041/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A combustor includes a combustor housing defining a combustion chamber having a plurality of combustion zones. A plurality of temperature detectors are disposed in communication with the combustion chamber. The plurality of temperature detectors detect a temperature in the plurality of combustion zones. A controller communicating with the plurality of temperature detectors is programmed to determine an occurrence of a flame holding condition or a flashback condition in the plurality of combustion zones based on signals from the plurality of temperature detectors.