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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Steven William Tillery, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Jason Nathaniel Cook, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); F02C 7/22 (2006.01); F17D 3/00 (2006.01); G01F 1/704 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/22 (2013.01); F17D 3/00 (2013.01); G01F 1/704 (2013.01); F05D 2270/306 (2013.01); Y10T 137/8376 (2015.04);
Abstract
The fuel flow rate to a gas turbine is measured using an inert gas. The inert gas is injected into the fuel flow and the concentration of the inert gas in the fuel/inert gas mixture is later measured. The concentration of the inert gas in the fuel/inert gas mixture is then used to calculate the mass flow rate of the fuel.