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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Hua Zhang, Greer, SC (US);
Douglas Scott Byrd, Greer, SC (US);
Iris Ziqin Hu, Greer, SC (US);
Dean Matthew Erickson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/224 (2006.01); F16K 5/06 (2006.01); G05D 16/00 (2006.01); F02C 3/22 (2006.01); F02C 7/232 (2006.01); F02C 9/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/06 (2013.01); F02C 3/22 (2013.01); F02C 7/224 (2013.01); F02C 7/232 (2013.01); F02C 9/263 (2013.01); G05D 16/00 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0379 (2015.04); Y10T 137/6416 (2015.04);
Abstract
The present application provides a fuel conditioning system for delivering a flow of fuel to a nozzle in a gas turbine engine. The fuel conditioning system may include a fuel compressor to increase the pressure of the flow of fuel, a pressure reduction valve to decrease the pressure of the flow of fuel, and a heater downstream of the pressure reduction valve. The pressure reduction valve may include a rotary control valve.