TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION APPARATUS FOR AEROPLANE GAS TURBINE ENGINE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for estimating temperature for an aeroplane gas turbine engine mounted on an aircraft and having a combustion chamber, a high-pressure turbine rotated by high-pressure gas exhausted from the combustion chamber, and a low-pressure turbine located downstream of the high-pressure turbine to be rotated by low-pressure gas which has passed through the high-pressure turbine, comprising:
- a low-pressure turbine rotational speed sensor adapted to detect a rotational speed of the low-pressure turbine (N1);
an ambient temperature sensor adapted to detect an ambient temperature of the engine (T1);
an outlet temperature sensor adapted to detect an outlet temperature of the low-pressure turbine (EGT);
a high-pressure turbine rotational speed sensor adapted to detect a rotational speed of the high-pressure turbine (N2);
an atmospheric pressure sensor adapted to detect an atmospheric pressure (P0);
an outlet temperature change calculator that calculates a low-pressure turbine outlet temperature change (dEGT) based on at least the detected low-pressure turbine rotational speed (N1) and the ambient temperature (T1);
a model outlet temperature difference calculator that calculates a model outlet temperature (MODEL-EGTC) based on at least a corrected high-pressure turbine rotational speed (N2C) obtained by correcting the detected high-pressure turbine rotational speed (N2) by the detected ambient temperature (T1) and the detected atmospheric pressure (P0), and calculates a model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC) by subtracting the calculated model outlet temperature (MODEL-EGTC) from a corrected low-pressure turbine outlet temperature (EGTC) obtained by correcting the detected low-pressure turbine outlet temperature (EGT) by the detected ambient temperature (T1);
a model outlet temperature difference correction amount calculator that calculates a correction amount (dEGTad) relative to the calculated model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC) based on the calculated model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC) and the detected low-pressure turbine rotational speed (N1); and
an inlet temperature estimation value calculator that calculates an estimation value of the low-pressure turbine inlet temperature (ITT) based on at least the detected low-pressure turbine outlet temperature (EGT), the calculated outlet temperature change (dEGT) and the correction amount (dEGTad) relative to the calculated model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC).
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Abstract
In a temperature estimation apparatus for an aeroplane gas turbine engine, there are provided with a calculator that calculates a low-pressure turbine outlet temperature change (dEGT) based on low-pressure turbine rotational speed (N1) and ambient temperature (T1), a calculator that calculates a model outlet temperature (MODEL-EGTC) based on corrected high-pressure turbine rotational speed (N2C) and atmospheric pressure (P0) to calculate a model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC) by subtracting the calculated temperature (MODEL-EGTC) from a corrected low-pressure turbine outlet temperature (EGTC), a calculator that calculates a correction amount (dEGTad) relative to the model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC) based on the model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC) and low-pressure turbine rotational speed (N1), and a calculator that calculates an estimation value of the low-pressure turbine inlet temperature (ITT) based on the low-pressure turbine outlet temperature (EGT), etc., thereby enabling to estimate the inlet temperature of the low-pressure turbine.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus for estimating temperature for an aeroplane gas turbine engine mounted on an aircraft and having a combustion chamber, a high-pressure turbine rotated by high-pressure gas exhausted from the combustion chamber, and a low-pressure turbine located downstream of the high-pressure turbine to be rotated by low-pressure gas which has passed through the high-pressure turbine, comprising:
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a low-pressure turbine rotational speed sensor adapted to detect a rotational speed of the low-pressure turbine (N1); an ambient temperature sensor adapted to detect an ambient temperature of the engine (T1); an outlet temperature sensor adapted to detect an outlet temperature of the low-pressure turbine (EGT); a high-pressure turbine rotational speed sensor adapted to detect a rotational speed of the high-pressure turbine (N2); an atmospheric pressure sensor adapted to detect an atmospheric pressure (P0); an outlet temperature change calculator that calculates a low-pressure turbine outlet temperature change (dEGT) based on at least the detected low-pressure turbine rotational speed (N1) and the ambient temperature (T1); a model outlet temperature difference calculator that calculates a model outlet temperature (MODEL-EGTC) based on at least a corrected high-pressure turbine rotational speed (N2C) obtained by correcting the detected high-pressure turbine rotational speed (N2) by the detected ambient temperature (T1) and the detected atmospheric pressure (P0), and calculates a model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC) by subtracting the calculated model outlet temperature (MODEL-EGTC) from a corrected low-pressure turbine outlet temperature (EGTC) obtained by correcting the detected low-pressure turbine outlet temperature (EGT) by the detected ambient temperature (T1); a model outlet temperature difference correction amount calculator that calculates a correction amount (dEGTad) relative to the calculated model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC) based on the calculated model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC) and the detected low-pressure turbine rotational speed (N1); and an inlet temperature estimation value calculator that calculates an estimation value of the low-pressure turbine inlet temperature (ITT) based on at least the detected low-pressure turbine outlet temperature (EGT), the calculated outlet temperature change (dEGT) and the correction amount (dEGTad) relative to the calculated model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for estimating temperature for an aeroplane gas turbine engine mounted on an aircraft and having a combustion chamber, a high-pressure turbine rotated by high-pressure gas exhausted from the combustion chamber, and a low-pressure turbine located downstream of the high-pressure turbine to be rotated by low-pressure gas which has passed through the high-pressure turbine, comprising:
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means for detecting a rotational speed of the low-pressure turbine (N1); means for detecting an ambient temperature of the engine (T1); means for detecting an outlet temperature of the low-pressure turbine (EGT); means for detecting a rotational speed of the high-pressure turbine (N2); means for detecting an atmospheric pressure (P0); means for calculating a low-pressure turbine outlet temperature change (dEGT) based on at least the detected low-pressure turbine rotational speed (N1) and the ambient temperature (T1); means for calculating a model outlet temperature (MODEL-EGTC) based on at least a corrected high-pressure turbine rotational speed (N2C) obtained by correcting the detected high-pressure turbine rotational speed (N2) by the detected ambient temperature (T1) and the detected atmospheric pressure (P0), and for calculating a model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC) by subtracting the calculated model outlet temperature (MODEL-EGTC) from a corrected low-pressure turbine outlet temperature (EGTC) obtained by correcting the detected low-pressure turbine outlet temperature (EGT) by the detected ambient temperature (T1); means for calculating a correction amount (dEGTad) relative to the calculated model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC) based on the calculated model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC) and the detected low-pressure turbine rotational speed (N1); and means for calculating an estimation value of the low-pressure turbine inlet temperature (ITT) based on at least the detected low-pressure turbine outlet temperature (EGT), the calculated outlet temperature change (dEGT) and the correction amount (dEGTad) relative to the calculated model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC). - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for estimating temperature for an aeroplane gas turbine engine mounted on an aircraft and having a combustion chamber, a high-pressure turbine rotated by high-pressure gas exhausted from the combustion chamber, and a low-pressure turbine located downstream of the high-pressure turbine to be rotated by low-pressure gas which has passed through the high-pressure turbine, comprising the steps of:
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detecting a rotational speed of the low-pressure turbine (N1); detecting an ambient temperature of the engine (T1); detecting an outlet temperature of the low-pressure turbine (EGT); detecting a rotational speed of the high-pressure turbine (N2); detecting an atmospheric pressure (P0); calculating a low-pressure turbine outlet temperature change (dEGT) based on at least the detected low-pressure turbine rotational speed (N1) and the ambient temperature (T1); calculating a model outlet temperature (MODEL-EGTC) based on at least a corrected high-pressure turbine rotational speed (N2C) obtained by correcting the detected high-pressure turbine rotational speed (N2) by the detected ambient temperature (T1) and the detected atmospheric pressure (P0), and calculating a model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC) by subtracting the calculated model outlet temperature (MODEL-EGTC) from a corrected low-pressure turbine outlet temperature (EGTC) obtained by correcting the detected low-pressure turbine outlet temperature (EGT) by the detected ambient temperature (T1); calculating a correction amount (dEGTad) relative to the calculated model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC) based on the calculated model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC) and the detected low-pressure turbine rotational speed (N1); and calculating an estimation value of the low-pressure turbine inlet temperature (ITT) based on at least the detected low-pressure turbine outlet temperature (EGT), the calculated outlet temperature change (dEGT) and the correction amount (dEGTad) relative to the calculated model outlet temperature difference (dEGTC). - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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