Gas turbine engine fuel control system
US9127596B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2270/31
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel control system having a combustive energy value evaluator determining a combustive energy value of the fuel, and a controller calculating a desired flow rate based at least on the combustive energy value and controlling a fuel metering device such that the fuel flow rate corresponds to the desired fuel flow rate.
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