Method and an apparatus for cleaning a flame detector of a combustor
US6053987A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S60/902
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cleaning method for a flame detector of a gas turbine activating combustor, comprising branching control air for forcing a spark plug of an ignition system into the gas turbine activating combustor, and blowing the branched control air against the respective inner surfaces of light sensor glasses of a flame detector, thereby blowing off dust or soot from the glass.
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