System and method for purging a fuel manifold of a gas turbine engine using a pump

    公开(公告)号:US11486303B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US16871127

    申请日:2020-05-11

    发明人: Antwan Shenouda

    摘要: 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 a combustor by supplying fuel to a first fuel manifolds and a second fuel manifold of the gas turbine engine. The method also includes, while supplying fuel to the combustor by supplying fuel to the first fuel manifold: stopping supplying fuel to the second fuel manifold; and using a pump to drive gas into the second fuel manifold to flush fuel in the second fuel manifold into the combustor and hinder coking in the second fuel manifold and associated fuel nozzles.