摘要:
A method for controlling a gas turbine engine fuel control valve during low flow conditions includes positioning the fuel control valve in an operating position. The method also includes determining a fuel control valve flow sensor flow rate while in the operating position and determining a corrected effective flow area (“Cda”) of the fuel control valve. The method further includes generating Cda versus command data with the corrected Cda and the operating position and inserting the generated Cda versus command data into the nominal Cda versus command data set when nominal Cda versus command data is not known at the operating position.
摘要:
A method for controlling a gas turbine engine fuel control valve during low flow conditions includes positioning the fuel control valve in an operating position. The method also includes determining a fuel control valve flow sensor flow rate while in the operating position and determining a corrected effective flow area (“Cda”) of the fuel control valve. The method further includes generating Cda versus command data with the corrected Cda and the operating position and inserting the generated Cda versus command data into the nominal Cda versus command data set when nominal Cda versus command data is not known at the operating position.
摘要:
A method for operating a gas turbine engine fuel system with a fuel control valve is disclosed. The method includes metering fuel through the fuel control valve with an effective flow area versus command data set. The method also includes detecting that a change in an effective flow area of the fuel control valve has occurred. The method further includes modifying the effective flow area versus command data set to reflect the detected change in the effective flow area of the fuel control valve.
摘要:
A method for determining an estimate of the specific gravity of a fuel for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The gas turbine engine includes a fuel control valve and one or more fuel injectors. The method includes determining a first estimate of the specific gravity based on an orifice flow model of the fuel control valve. The method also includes determining a second estimate of the specific gravity based on a combined orifice flow model of the one or more fuel injectors. The method further includes recursively filtering the first estimate and the second estimate to determine a third estimate of the specific gravity.
摘要:
A method for determining an estimate of the specific gravity of a fuel for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The gas turbine engine includes a fuel control valve and one or more fuel injectors. The method includes determining a first estimate of the specific gravity based on an orifice flow model of the fuel control valve. The method also includes determining a second estimate of the specific gravity based on a combined orifice flow model of the one or more fuel injectors. The method further includes recursively filtering the first estimate and the second estimate to determine a third estimate of the specific gravity.
摘要:
A method for monitoring a condition of an actuator for a machine using a closed loop Hammerstein model structure is disclosed. The method includes receiving measured data for the machine and determining an actuator command associated with the measured data. The method also includes identifying a current static nonlinearity using one or more linear regression techniques, where the static nonlinearity is modeled between a known actuator and a linear plant of the machine. The method further includes determining whether the condition of the actuator has changed by comparing a resultant from identifying the current static nonlinearity with information of the known actuator.
摘要:
A method for operating a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The method includes determining whether the gas turbine engine fuel system is in a steady state mode or a transient mode. The method also includes modifying the gas turbine engine power output by modifying a pressure set point of the fuel system while maintaining a fuel control valve in a steady state when in the steady state mode. The method further includes modifying the gas turbine engine output by modifying the position of the fuel control valve while maintaining the pressure set point of the fuel system constant when in the transient mode.