Device for controlling timing of fuel supply for starting a gas turbine engine
US4368617A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02C7/26
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for controlling timing of fuel supply for starting a gas turbine engine which has a glow plug as an ignition source for fuel is herein disclosed. The device comprises a temperature sensor mounted on the engine for detecting the initial temperature of the glow plug upon application of electricity to the glow plug and generating a signal for starting the engine, which corresponds to the initial temperature of the glow plug, a means for determining time for preheating the glow plug from starting of application of electricity to the glow plug till starting of the engine by the signal and a means for determining timing for starting fuel supply to a combustion chamber of the engine after starting thereof by the signal.
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