Method and system for testing an overspeed protection system during a turbomachine shutdown sequence
US7716971B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2270/021
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and system of testing an overspeed protection system of a turbomachine. The method and system may include providing an overspeed protection system on a turbomachine that may have a single or multiple shafts; determining whether the speed the shaft or shaft(s) exceeds a shutdown value; changing an overspeed trip value of the turbomachine; and determining whether the overspeed protection system would operate to trip the turbomachine.
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