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US 2006/0137356 A1Published application
Method for operating an air-breathing engine
AssigneeALSTOM Technology Ltd
InventorsCarlos Jimenez Haertel, Sasha Savic
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Abstract
When operating an air-breathing engine, a liquid is injected in atomized form into an air intake duct of the engine. A measurement apparatus for determining the injected drop size or the drop concentration is arranged in or on the intake duct downstream of the location of the injection. These measured values are input into a control system, which controls suitable parameters of the injection apparatus in such a manner that the determined variables are controlled to desired values or into desired value ranges.
Claims19
A method for operating an air-breathing engine, comprising the steps of:
- injecting a mass flow of liquid in atomized form into an air intake duct of the engine;
- using a measuring apparatus arranged in and/or on the intake duct downstream of the location of the injection to determine at least:
- the size of the injected drops of liquid, the concentration of the injected drops of liquid, or both;
- inputting the measured values into a control system of the injection apparatus used;
- carrying out actions on a control of the injection apparatus used as a function of the measured values.
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