Gas turbine engine/load compressor power plants

Patent · Tue Dec 09 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6956069

Schuh, P A

This patent describes a single shaft gas turbine engine power plant comprising: a power head and a radial load compressor driven by the power head, the power head being an air breathing gas turbine engine comprising a radial compressor; a combustor for heating, and thereby adding energy to, the air discharged from the radial compressor; a radial gas turbine driven by hot gases flowing thereto from the combustor, the radial gas turbine being drive connected to the engine and load compressor; and the power plant further comprising means for so scheduling a flow of fuel to the turbine engine combustor as to be simultaneously responsive to a radial gas turbine exhaust temperature and to gas turbine engine speed. This is needed to maintain the turbine exhaust temperature below selected maximums during start-up and acceleration of the gas turbine engine to a specified speed and to thereafter keep the gas turbine engine speed from exceeding a selected maximum.

• Assignee: Sundstrand Corp., Rockford, IL
• Patent Number(s): US 4627234
• OSTI ID: 6956069
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONTROL SYSTEMS
DESIGN
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
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VALVES
VELOCITY
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