IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0023226
(2011-02-08)
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등록번호 |
US-8646278
(2014-02-11)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Kim, Kwanwoo
- Myers, Geoffrey David
- Narra, Venkateswarlu
- Srinivasan, Shiva Kumar
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
11 |
초록
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A condition measurement apparatus is provided and includes a gas turbine engine combustor having an end cover, a liner defining a liner interior and a fuel nozzle communicative with the liner interior, the end cover being formed to separate a cold side thereof, which is a relatively low temperature
A condition measurement apparatus is provided and includes a gas turbine engine combustor having an end cover, a liner defining a liner interior and a fuel nozzle communicative with the liner interior, the end cover being formed to separate a cold side thereof, which is a relatively low temperature environment, from a hot side thereof, which is a relatively high temperature environment in which the liner and the fuel nozzle are disposed, the combustor being formed to define a fuel flow path extending through piping disposed at the cold side of the end cover by which fuel is deliverable to the fuel nozzle, and a condition sensing device operably mounted on the piping.
대표청구항
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1. A condition measurement apparatus, comprising: a gas turbine engine combustor having an end cover, a liner defining a liner interior and a fuel nozzle communicative with the liner interior,the end cover being formed to separate a cold side thereof, which is a relatively low temperature environmen
1. A condition measurement apparatus, comprising: a gas turbine engine combustor having an end cover, a liner defining a liner interior and a fuel nozzle communicative with the liner interior,the end cover being formed to separate a cold side thereof, which is a relatively low temperature environment, from a hot side thereof, which is a relatively high temperature environment in which the liner and the fuel nozzle are disposed,the combustor being formed to define a fuel flow path extending through piping disposed at the cold side of the end cover by which fuel is deliverable to the fuel nozzle; andfirst and second condition sensing devices respectively operably mounted on the piping and the liner to sense acoustic pressures in the piping and the liner interior, respectively, such that a transfer function describing acoustic pressure amplitude across the end cover is derivable by relating results from the condition sensing devices. 2. The condition measurement apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fuel nozzle is plural in number and arranged in one group of one fuel nozzle, one group of two fuel nozzles and one group of three fuel nozzles, the fuel being deliverable to each of the plural fuel nozzles. 3. The condition measurement apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first condition sensing device senses acoustic pressures propagating in an upstream direction in the piping. 4. The condition measurement apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the first and second condition sensing devices comprises an acoustic pressure sensor. 5. The condition measurement apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the first acoustic pressure sensor is directly operably mounted on the piping. 6. The condition measurement apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the first condition sensing device further comprises: a wave guide operably interposed between the acoustic pressure sensor and the piping; andan infinite or semi-infinite coil coupled to the acoustic pressure sensor. 7. A condition measurement apparatus, comprising: a gas turbine engine combustor having a casing, a liner disposed in the casing and formed to define an interior and a fuel nozzle communicative with the liner interior,the casing including an end cover formed to separate a cold side thereof, which is a relatively low temperature environment, from a hot side thereof, which is a relatively high temperature environment in which the liner and the fuel nozzle are disposed, and to define an orifice upstream from the fuel nozzle and a manifold by which fuel to be combusted in the liner interior is deliverable to the fuel nozzle via the orifice;piping disposed at the cold side of the end cover to supply the fuel to the manifold; andfirst and second condition sensing devices respectively operably mounted on the piping and the liner to sense acoustic pressures in the piping and the liner interior, respectively, such that a transfer function describing acoustic pressure amplitude across the end cover is derivable by relating results from the condition sensing devices. 8. The condition measurement apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the fuel nozzle is plural in number and arranged in one group of one fuel nozzle, one group of two fuel nozzles and one group of three fuel nozzles, the fuel being deliverable to each of the plural fuel nozzles. 9. The condition measurement apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the first condition sensing device senses acoustic pressures propagating upstream from the liner interior in the piping. 10. The condition measurement apparatus according to claim 7, wherein each of the first and second condition sensing devices comprises an acoustic pressure sensor. 11. The condition measurement apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the first acoustic pressure sensor is directly operably mounted on the piping. 12. The condition measurement apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the first condition sensing device further comprises: a wave guide operably interposed between the acoustic pressure sensor and the piping; andan infinite coil or semi-infinite coil coupled to the acoustic pressure sensor. 13. A method of condition measurement for a gas turbine engine, comprising: measuring a condition at a cold side of an end cover of a combustor, the measuring of the condition at the cold side being conducted by a first condition sensing device in piping by which fuel is deliverable to the combustor;measuring the condition at a hot side of the end cover of the combustor, the measuring of the condition at the hot side being conducted by a second condition sensing device on a liner of the combustor;relating results of the condition measurements at the cold and hot sides of the combustor end cover to one another by derivation of a transfer function describing acoustic pressure amplitude across the end cover; and,with the transfer function derived, eliminating the second condition sensing device. 14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the measuring of the condition at the cold and hot sides of the combustor end cover comprises measuring acoustic pressures. 15. The method according to claim 13, further comprising evaluating an accuracy of the measuring.
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