Equilibrating flow distributor

An equilibrating flow distributor for a gas turbine engine, comprising:

• a balancing valve including a valve body and a valve member movable within the valve body along a stroke axis, the valve body having an inlet receiving media at a first pressure area and an outlet defining a plurality of first metering orifices, the valve member defining at least one second metering orifice receiving the media at a second pressure area;
• and
• a plurality of flow dividers, each flow divider including a divider body and a divider member movable along a stroke axis within the divider body, the divider body having an inlet receiving the media through an associated one of the first metering orifices at a third pressure area and an outlet defining one of a plurality of third metering orifices receiving the media at a fourth pressure area;
• wherein the balancing valve and each of the flow dividers has a second pressure area, the second pressure area of the balancing valve being at a side of the valve member opposite the first pressure area and the second pressure area of each flow divider being at a side of the divider member opposite the third pressure area;
• wherein flow through the fourth pressure area of each flow divider is substantially the same;
• and wherein a flow area of the third metering orifice of at least one of the flow dividers is different than the others.

An equilibrating flow distributor for a gas turbine engine, comprising:

• a manifold housing;
• a balancing valve mounted to the manifold housing, the balancing valve including a valve member movable along a stroke axis and having an inlet receiving media at a first pressure area and an outlet defining a plurality of first metering orifices, the valve member defining at least one second metering orifice receiving the media at a second pressure area;
• and
• a plurality of flow dividers mounted to the manifold housing, each flow divider including a divider member movable along a stroke axis and having an inlet receiving the media through an associated one of the first metering orifices at a third pressure area and an outlet defining one of a plurality of third metering orifices receiving the media at a fourth pressure area;
• wherein the balancing valve and each of the flow dividers has a second pressure area, the second pressure area of the balancing valve being at a side of the valve member opposite the first pressure area and the second pressure area of each flow divider being at a side of the divider member opposite the third pressure area;
• and
• wherein flow through the fourth pressure area of each flow divider is substantially the same.