US3307351A
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Plurality of gas turbine engines torque responsive to share equally in driving a common load
Assignee: Holley Performance Products Inc
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Filing: 1964-07-17
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Granted: 1967-03-07
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Expires: 1984-07-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Dean F Wheeler
- 👤 Ralph P Mccabe
- 👤 Warren H Cowles
- 👤 William C Larson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:25
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D25/00; F02C; F02C7/00; F02C7/36; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
THE COMBINATION OF A PLURALITY OF GAS TURBINE ENGINES EACH HAVING A FREE TURBINE-DRIVEN SHAFT CONNECTED TO DRIVE A COMMON LOAD DEVICE, A BURNER CHAMBER, A SOURCE OF PRESSURIZED FUEL, A FUEL CONDUIT BETWEEN SAID SOURCE OF FUEL AND SAID BURNER CHAMBER, A FUEL METERING VALVE IN SAID CONDUIT AND FUEL CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SELECTED ENGINE OPERATING CONDITIONS AND CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE FOR CONTROLLING THE FUEL FLOW TO SAID BURNER CHAMBER AS A FUNCTION OF SAID SELECTED OPERATING CONDITIONS, SAID COMBINATION INCLUDING ADDITIONALLY MEANS FOR COMPARING DIRECTLY AND INDEPENDENTLY OF ANY OTHER OPERATING CONDITION ONLY THE TORQUE OUTPUTS OF EACH OF SAID ENGINES AND, IF SAID TORQUE OUTPUTS ARE NOT EQUAL, FOR AUTOMATICALLY INCREASING THE TORQUE OUTPUT OF THE LOWER TORQUE ENGINE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
THE COMBINATION OF A PLURALITY OF GAS TURBINE ENGINES EACH HAVING A FREE TURBINE-DRIVEN SHAFT CONNECTED TO DRIVE A COMMON LOAD DEVICE, A BURNER CHAMBER, A SOURCE OF PRESSURIZED FUEL, A FUEL CONDUIT BETWEEN SAID SOURCE OF FUEL AND SAID BURNER CHAMBER, A FUEL METERING VALVE IN SAID CONDUIT AND FUEL CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SELECTED ENGINE OPERATING CONDITIONS AND CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE FOR CONTROLLING THE FUEL FLOW TO SAID BURNER CHAMBER AS A FUNCTION OF SAID SELECTED OPERATING CONDITIONS, SAID COMBINATION INCLUDING ADDITIONALLY MEANS FOR COMPARING DIRECTLY AND INDEPENDENTLY OF ANY OTHER OPERATING CONDITION ONLY THE TORQUE OUTPUTS OF EACH OF SAID ENGINES AND, IF SAID TORQUE OUTPUTS ARE NOT EQUAL, FOR AUTOMATICALLY INCREASING THE TORQUE OUTPUT OF THE LOWER TORQUE ENGINE.
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