GAS TURBINE ENGINE LIQUID FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD

A method of supplying liquid fuel in a gas turbine engine 10 is provided and includes sealing a fuel manifold 34 with a fluid in the fuel manifold. The method also includes initiating routing of a liquid fuel from a liquid fuel supply structure 32 to the fuel manifold. The method further includes di...

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Hauptverfasser: ZHANG, HUA, SELFRIDGE, KENNETH EUGENE
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A method of supplying liquid fuel in a gas turbine engine 10 is provided and includes sealing a fuel manifold 34 with a fluid in the fuel manifold. The method also includes initiating routing of a liquid fuel from a liquid fuel supply structure 32 to the fuel manifold. The method further includes displacing the fluid disposed in the fuel manifold 34 with the liquid fuel. The method yet further includes routing the liquid fuel and the fluid into a combustor 18.