Abstract:
A vent for use in a gaseous fuel supply circuit of a gas turbine is provided. The vent includes an inlet in flow communication with the gaseous fuel supply circuit, a first outlet in flow communication with the gaseous fuel supply circuit and configured to release gaseous fuel at atmospheric pressure, a first valve coupled between the inlet and the first outlet, wherein the first valve includes a second outlet configured to channel the gaseous fuel towards a combustion device. The system also includes a second valve coupled between the inlet and the second outlet, and a control device configured to selectively open and close the first and second valves based on a pressure of the gaseous fuel.
Abstract:
A gas valve includes a valve body and a valve core; the valve core has a center hole and an inlet hole defined in the peripheral surface of the valve core and capable of aligning with the inlet of the valve body and in communication with the center hole of the valve core; an auxiliary inlet with two ends is defined in the valve body linking the inlet with the chamber of the valve body; an auxiliary inlet hole is defined in the peripheral surface of the valve core and capable of aligning with the auxiliary inlet, the auxiliary inlet hole is in communication with the center hole of the valve core, and the auxiliary inlet hole is defined away from the inlet hole. The gas valve with the separated inlet hole and auxiliary inlet hole can reduce the operational error during the adjustment of the gas flow rate.
Abstract:
A gas burner assembly for a gas hob includes a gas burner fed with gas via a gas line. Attached to the gas line is a gas control valve which is infinitely variably to control or shut off a gas volume flow to the gas burner, and downstream of the gas control valve a gas switching valve having a constantly open fluid duct and a closable fluid duct. The gas switching valve is selectively switchable between a first switching state in which the closable fluid duct is closed and a maximum gas volume flow to the gas burner is restricted by a cross-section of the constantly open fluid duct of the gas switching valve, and a second switching state in which the closable fluid duct is open and the maximum gas volume flow to the gas burner is restricted by a cross-section of a burner nozzle of the gas burner.
Abstract:
A fuel control module including a gas vent manifold is disclosed. The gas vent manifold includes a first gas vent portion including a first gas vent connection and a second gas vent portion including a second gas vent connection. The gas vent manifold also includes a condensation portion extending between the first gas vent portion and the second gas vent portion. The gas vent manifold further includes a condensation drain port fluidly connected to the condensation portion. The gas vent manifold also includes a plurality of connection ports. Each connection port is configured to fluidly couple the gas vent manifold to a vent line of one or more pneumatic valves.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a water heater, including a combustor, a gas pipe, a combustion controller, a pressure gauge, and a controller. The gas pipe supplies the combustor gas. The combustion controller controls combustion of the combustor. The pressure gauge detects a gas pressure in the gas pipe and generates an electrical signal in association with the gas pressure. The controller is electrically connected to the gas gauge and the combustion controller to receive the electrical signal from the gas gauge and controls the combustion controller according to the electrical signal to adjust the combustion of the combustor. In addition, the present invention further provides a method of controlling the water heater.
Abstract:
Various methods and systems are provided for monitoring fuel usage and/or remaining run time of backup power sources. In one embodiment, a method includes tracking run time of a backup power source; determining a current fuel level associated with the backup power source; and providing a fuel level warning. In another embodiment, a system includes a fuel monitoring system including logic that obtains a current run time corresponding to a backup power source; logic that determines a current fuel level based at least in part upon the current run time, the current fuel level corresponding to a fuel source supplying the backup power source; and logic that provides a fuel level warning based upon the current fuel level and a predefined fuel level threshold.
Abstract:
The object of the present invention is to provide a method for cutting with gas which uses a cutting tip including a preheating hole for forming a preheating flame with a fuel gas and an oxygen gas for preheating, and an oxygen gas hole for cutting a workpiece by injecting oxygen gas for cutting, and which can decrease an amount of hydrogen gas used by supply a fuel gas to the preheating hole, which is appropriate in both heating and cutting the workpiece, and an apparatus for cutting with gas, and the present invention provides an apparatus for cutting with gas (30) which supplies an oxygen gas, and a fuel gas to a cutting tip (20) including a preheating hole (23) and an oxygen gas hole for cutting (22), wherein the apparatus (30) includes a supply circuit for oxygen gas (50), a supply circuit for hydrogen gas (41), a supply circuit for hydrocarbon-based gas (45), and a gas supply control means (60), and the gas supply control means (60) can alter a ratio of the hydrogen gas and the hydrocarbon-based gas which are supplied to the preheating hole in a case of heating the workpiece and a case of cutting the workpiece.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a water heater, including a combustor, a gas pipe, a combustion controller, a pressure gauge, and a controller. The gas pipe supplies the combustor gas. The combustion controller controls combustion of the combustor. The pressure gauge detects a gas pressure in the gas pipe and generates an electrical signal in association with the gas pressure. The controller is electrically connected to the gas gauge and the combustion controller to receive the electrical signal from the gas gauge and controls the combustion controller according to the electrical signal to adjust the combustion of the combustor. In addition, the present invention further provides a method of controlling the water heater.
Abstract:
A gas turbine system including a source of gas coupled to a source of fuel wherein the gas and the fuel are combined to form a mixture of gas and fuel prior to the mixture being introduced to a fuel nozzle of the gas turbine system.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for supplying fuel to a gas turbine are described. A fuel may be received, and one or more parameters associated with the received fuel may be determined. Based at least in part upon the determined one or more parameters, a desired pressure for removing one or more liquids from the fuel utilizing a separator may be calculated. The operation of a pressure changing device may then be controlled in order to achieve the desired pressure. In certain embodiments, the operations of the method may be performed by a controller that includes one or more computers.