Method for accelerating a gas turbine engine
US5127220A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02C7/277
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for accelerating a gas turbine engine (10) with an air turbine starter (14) employs sensor data (48, 50) indicative of both starter speed and engine speed to enable speed-synchronized engagement of the starter output shaft (16) with an engine input shaft (18), thereby minimizing clutch damage and engine restart time.
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