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EP0286299A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Gas turbine fuel control system

Assignee: Rolls Royce PLC
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Filing: 1988-03-30
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-03-30
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Abstract

Abstract A fuel system for a gas turbine engine in which there is provided a filter 20 having its output connected to the fuel control system 24 that controls fuel flow to the main combustors 26 of the engine. A bypass pipe 25, which has a pressure relief valve 29, by-passes the filter 20 and is connected to the inlet of a fuel control system 23 that controls the flow of fuel to the reheat burners 28 of the engine. A connecting pipe 30 connects the output of the filter to the reheat fuel control system. In normal operation, filtered fuel is supplied to both fuel control systems 24, 27 and there is no flow in the filter by-pass pipe 25. As the filter 20 becomes progressively blocked, filtered fuel is supplied to the main combustors 26 irrespective of whether or not reheat is required. When reheat is selected, and the filter 20 is too blocked to meet the flow demand, relief valve 29 opens to supply unfiltered flow to the reheat burners. In the unlikely event that the filter 20 becomes so blocked as to be incapable of supplying filtered fuel to the main combustors 26, then unfiltered fuel will be supplied to the main control system 24 through the connecting pipe 30.

Inventors

  • 👤 Barry Donald Miles

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 07:51
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02C; F02C7/00; F02C7/22; F02C7/228; F02C9/00; F02C9/26; F02C9/32; F02C9/34

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 151 words
A fuel system for a gas turbine engine comprising a filter (20) having an inlet connected to a source of supply of fuel and an outlet connected to a fuel flow control system (21) that controls fuel flow to the main combustors (14) of the engine (15) and, a bypass pipe connected to the inlet to receive fuel from the source and bypasses the filter, characterised in that the bypass pipe 25 is connected to a fuel flow control system (27) that controls fuel flow to reheat burners (28) of the engine (15), said by-pass pipe (25) having a pressure relief valve (29) which opens in the event that the filter (20) becomes blocked a predetermined amount thereby to supply unfiltered fuel to the reheat burners (28), and further characterised in that there is a connecting pipe (30) which connects the output of the filter (20) to the reheat burners (28).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 151 words
A fuel system for a gas turbine engine comprising a filter (20) having an inlet connected to a source of supply of fuel and an outlet connected to a fuel flow control system (21) that controls fuel flow to the main combustors (14) of the engine (15) and, a bypass pipe connected to the inlet to receive fuel from the source and bypasses the filter, characterised in that the bypass pipe 25 is connected to a fuel flow control system (27) that controls fuel flow to reheat burners (28) of the engine (15), said by-pass pipe (25) having a pressure relief valve (29) which opens in the event that the filter (20) becomes blocked a predetermined amount thereby to supply unfiltered fuel to the reheat burners (28), and further characterised in that there is a connecting pipe (30) which connects the output of the filter (20) to the reheat burners (28).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 117 words
A fuel system according to claim 1 wherein the filter (20), connecting pipe (30) and bypass pipe (25) are dimensioned relative to each other so as to allow filtered fuel to be supplied to the fuel control system (21) that controls the flow of fuel to the main combustors (14) of the engine (15) even with the filter (20) blocked a first predetermined amount and allows unfiltered fuel to be supplied via the connecting pipe (30) to the fuel control system (21) that controls the flow of fuel to the main combustors (14) of the engine (15) only when the filter (20) becomes blocked to a second predetermined amount which is greater than the first predetermined amount.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 16 words
A fuel system substantially as herein described with reference to Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 16 words
A fuel system substantially as herein described with reference to Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings.

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