SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURGING A FUEL MANIFOLD OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE USING A FLOW DIVIDER ASSEMBLY

Methods and systems of operating a gas turbine engine in a low-power condition are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes supplying fuel to the combustor by supplying fuel to the first fuel manifold via a first flow divider valve and supplying fuel to the second fuel manifold via a second...

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Hauptverfasser: TREMBLAY, Marc-André, BROCCOLINI, Ignazio, TARLING, Stephen, SAINTIGNAN, Cédric, MCCALDON, Kian, CIRTWILL, Joseph Daniel Maxim, WADDLETON, David
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Methods and systems of operating a gas turbine engine in a low-power condition are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes supplying fuel to the combustor by supplying fuel to the first fuel manifold via a first flow divider valve and supplying fuel to the second fuel manifold via a second flow divider valve. While supplying fuel to the combustor by supplying fuel to the first fuel manifold, the method includes stopping supplying fuel to the second fuel manifold and supplying pressurized gas to the second fuel manifold via the second flow divider valve to flush fuel in the second fuel manifold into the combustor and hinder coking in the second fuel manifold and associated nozzles.