US3270500A
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Afterburner fuel control
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1964-02-27
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1984-02-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond L Williams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 02:06
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02K; F02K3/00; F02K3/08; F02K3/10; F16; F16K; F16K31/00; F16K31/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A FUEL SYSTEM FOR AN AFTERBURNING GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING A MAIN COMBUSTION SYSTEM INCLUDING A COMBUSTOR AND CONDUIT MEANS FOR THE DELIVERY OF FUEL THERETO, AN AFTERBURNER COMBUSTION SYSTEM COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE AFTERBURNER NOZZLE AND AN AFTERBURNER PILOT NOZZLE, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY SUPPLYING FUEL TO SAID AFTERBURNER NOZZLE AND STOPPING FLOW OF FUEL THERETO, AND MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY SUPPLYING FUEL TO THE AFTERBURNER PILOT NOZZLE AND IGNITING SAME WHEN FUEL IS SUPPLIED TO SAID AFTERBURNER NOZZLE AND STOPPING FLOW OF FUEL THERETO WHEN THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE AFTERBURNER NOZZLE IS STOPPED, SAID MEANS INITIALLY SUPPLYING A SUBSTANTIALLY LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO SAID AFTERBURNER PILOT NOZZLE AND THEN A LESSER AMOUNT OF FUEL DURING CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AFTERBURNER NOZZLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A FUEL SYSTEM FOR AN AFTERBURNING GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING A MAIN COMBUSTION SYSTEM INCLUDING A COMBUSTOR AND CONDUIT MEANS FOR THE DELIVERY OF FUEL THERETO, AN AFTERBURNER COMBUSTION SYSTEM COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE AFTERBURNER NOZZLE AND AN AFTERBURNER PILOT NOZZLE, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY SUPPLYING FUEL TO SAID AFTERBURNER NOZZLE AND STOPPING FLOW OF FUEL THERETO, AND MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY SUPPLYING FUEL TO THE AFTERBURNER PILOT NOZZLE AND IGNITING SAME WHEN FUEL IS SUPPLIED TO SAID AFTERBURNER NOZZLE AND STOPPING FLOW OF FUEL THERETO WHEN THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE AFTERBURNER NOZZLE IS STOPPED, SAID MEANS INITIALLY SUPPLYING A SUBSTANTIALLY LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO SAID AFTERBURNER PILOT NOZZLE AND THEN A LESSER AMOUNT OF FUEL DURING CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AFTERBURNER NOZZLE.
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