GAS TURBINE ENGINE CONTROL BASED ON CHARACTERISTIC OF COOLED AIR

    公开(公告)号:US20180347472A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-06

    申请号:US15608293

    申请日:2017-05-30

    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustor, and a turbine section. The turbine section includes a high pressure turbine comprising a plurality of turbine blades. The gas turbine engine includes a tap for tapping air that is compressed by the compressor, to be passed through a heat exchanger to cool the air, the cooled air to be passed to the plurality of turbine blades. A sensor is located downstream of a leading edge of the combustor, and is configured to measure a characteristic of the cooled air. A controller is configured to compare the measured characteristic to a threshold and control an operating condition of the gas turbine engine based on the comparison.

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