Abstract:
Fuel is directed to the stages of an afterburner by metering flow to the stages with a single metering valve (14) and by controlling the flow to each stage by means of an integral shutoff and regulating valve (16). Each shutoff valve opens and closes the fuel flow to a stage as required. Each regulating valve, which is housed within a respective shutoff valve, regulates flow to each segment as a function of the pressure drop across the metering valve (14) so that a constant weight flow to the segment is achieved.
Abstract:
To satisfy the requirement of opening the bleeds of the compressor during acceleration and deceleration of a high performance gas turbine type of power plant and override the scheduled steady state bleed control this invention utilizes a parameter indicative of a transient condition of the power plant operation such as rate of change in compressor discharge pressure or in fuel flow to actuate the bleed control and override the scheduled steady state bleed control. Also this invention serves to isolate the effect of engine area change on the compressor discharge pressure rate signal to effectuate a viable signal indicative solely of acceleration and deceleration.
Abstract:
Shutoff and Pressure Regulating Valve Fuel is directed to the stages of an afterburner by metering flow to the stages with a single metering valve and by controlling the flow to each stage by means of an integral shutoff and regulating valve. Each shutoff valve opens and closes the fuel flow to a stage as required. Each regulating valve, which is housed within a respective shutoff valve, regulates flow to each segment as a function of the pressure drop across the metering valve so that a constant weight flow to the segment is achieved.
Abstract:
Fuel flow to a gas turbine engine is controlled in response to power lever position and CDP. Fuel is supplied to the engine through three fuel flow regulating circuits which are in parallel. In one of these circuits there is a valve which establishes a minimum fuel flow which decreases with increasing power lever advance. In a second circuit there is a valve which modifies fuel flow in response to CDP. In a third circuit there is a valve which modifies fuel flow in response to CDP and receives fuel from a valve which opens with increasing power lever advance. The fuel control system includes a low power sensitive torque motor which may be activated to increase the pressure drop across the three circuits whose flow thus increases proportionally. Normal engine operation is obtainable without the use of the torque motor which provides an interface to an electronic control unit which senses various engine and ambient parameters and activates the torque motor in order to modify fuel flow accordingly.
Abstract:
NEGATIVE RATE COMPENSATED HYDRAULIC SERVO SYSTEM A flapper valve having a negative rate characteristic is variably opened by an external force and controls fluid pressure to a piston which moves, in response to this pressure, in order to return the valve to a null position. A positive rate flapper valve applies force to the negative rate flapper valve and balances the fluid pressure in the negative rate flapper valve, thus providing high sensitivity negative flapper valve operation in the null position region and a negative rate in the region to overcome piston friction, without instability. H899-CC
Abstract:
HYDROMECHANICAL FUEL CONTROL WITH INDEPENDENT ELECTROMECHANICAL INTERFACE Fuel flow to a gas turbine engine is controlled in response to power lever position and CDP. Fuel is supplied to the engine through three fuel flow regulating circuits which are in parallel. In one of these circuits there is a valve which establishes a minimum fuel flow which decreases with increasing power lever advance. In a second circuit there is a valve which modifies fuel flow in response to CDP. In a third circuit there is a valve which modifies fuel flow in response to CDP and receives fuel from a valve which opens with increasing power lever advance. The fuel control system includes a low power sensitive torque motor which may be activated to increase the pressure drop across the three circuits whose flow thus increases proportionally. Normal engine operation is obtainable without the use of the torque motor which provides an interface to an electronic control unit which senses various engine and ambient parameters and activates the torque motor in order to modify fuel flow accordingly. H902-CC