Multipoint fuel injection system for a turbomachine and associated regulation method
AssigneeSafran Aircraft Engines
InventorsClement Bernard, Loic Pora, Sebastien Chalaud
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Abstract
The invention concerns a fuel system (1) for a turbomachine comprising: —a control circuit (9a), —a main circuit (9b), —a flow rate regulator (2), suitable for regulating the flow of fuel in the control circuit (9a) and in the main circuit (9b) depending on the speed of the turbomachine, and —a drain tank (4) being designed to draw fuel from, store fuel in and drain fuel into the main circuit (9b) on the basis of the pressure difference between the main circuit (9b) and the tank (5) or the high-pressure pump (6) to which it is connected.
Claims11
A fuel system for a turbine engine, adapted to inject fuel into a combustion chamber of the turbine engine, comprising:
- a pilot circuit, adapted to inject fuel into the combustion chamber,
- a main circuit, adapted to inject fuel into the combustion chamber, and
- a flow rate regulator, adapted to regulate the fuel flow rate in the pilot circuit and in the main circuit as a function of the speed of the turbine engine, said flow rate regulator comprising a mobile spool between a first configuration, in which the main circuit is blocked and the pilot circuit is passing, and a second configuration in which at the same time the main circuit and the pilot circuit are passing,
- a pressure regulator downstream of the flow rate regulator,
- the fuel system being characterized in that it further comprises:
- a fuel tank,
- a high-pressure pump, adapted to pressurise the fuel at the outlet of the fuel tank, and
- a purge tank, connected on one side via a first port selectively to the fuel tank such that the pressure at the first port is equal to the pressure of the fuel tank, or to the high-pressure pump such that the pressure at the first port is equal to the pressure at an outlet of the high-pressure pump, and the purge tank being connected on another side at a purge port to the main circuit, said purge tank being adapted to suction, store and purge fuel in the main circuit through the purge port as a function of the pressure difference between the main circuit and the fuel tank or the high-pressure pump to which it is connected;
- wherein the purge tank is connected to the main circuit downstream of the pressure regulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.