Gas turbine engine fixed speed light-off method

Details Gas turbine engine fixed speed light-off method Gas turbine engine fixed speed light-off method

1997-04-21

2000-05-16

Casaregola, Louis J.

Power plants

Combustion products used as motive fluid

60 39141, F02C 726

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active

060620161

ABSTRACT:
A gas turbine engine light-off system and method in which the gas turbine engine is operated at a fixed speed to provide a substantially constant supply of combustion air for light-off and the fuel flow is ramped up to achieve the correct fuel-to-air ratio for light-off.

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