Method and system for controlling fuel supply in a combustion turbine engine
US7162875B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23N2241/20
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In order to regulate fuel flow to the combustor (36) of the combustion turbine engine (10) having a primary combustion zone (64) and at least one further combustion zone, the temperature of the inlet and outlet of the combustor (36) are determined, as are first and second values representing first and second properties, with the first property being one of: the total enthalpy rise in the combustor (36), the equivalence ratio of the combustor (36), the fuel/air ratio of said combustor (36), the fuel flow through the combustor, and the second property being one of: the enthalpy rise in the primary zone (64), the equivalence ratio of said primary zone (64), the fuel/air ratio of the primary zone(64); the temperature rise across the primary zone(64), or the fuel flow through the primary zone (64). The second property is determined from the first value and the current value of the ratio of the fuel to the primary zone (64) to the total fuel to the combustor (36). The temperature of the outlet of the primary zone (64) is thus determined from the inlet temperature and the second value, are compared with a predetermined temperature to generate a control signal dependent on the difference. …
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