Integrated fuel management system

Patent · Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5832688

Barbeau, D E

An aircraft fuel management system to regulate fuel from an airframe reservoir is described. The system comprises: an aircraft turbine engine having a combustor providing propulsion for the aircraft; a fuel pump receiving fuel from the reservoir and supplying fuel to the turbine engine; a motor controlling the pump so as to provide fuel to the turbine engine; means for sensing at least one engine condition; means responsive to the sensing means for controlling fuel flow to the turbine engine, and wherein the pump and the motor are of the constant speed type and further comprising valve means for controlling the fuel flow rate to the turbine engine and wherein the controlling means modulates the position of the valve means.

• Assignee: Teledyne Industries, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
• Patent Number(s): US 4697238
• OSTI ID: 5832688
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 10 Feb 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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