Gas turbine fuel metering unit
First Claim
1. A fuel system for a turbine engine comprising:
- a pump with a motor rotating the pump in first and second directions opposite from one another, the first direction for delivering fuel to a turbine engine and the second direction for evacuating fuel from the turbine engine fuel manifold;
a shut-off check valve open in the first direction in response to a first differential pressure created by the pump and biased to a closed position in the second direction;
an ecology check valve biased to a closed position in the first direction and open in the second direction in response to a second differential pressure created by the pump;
wherein the pump includes first and second ports respectively providing first and second pressures, the first and second ports respectively providing an inlet and an outlet in the first direction, and the first and second ports respectively providing the outlet and the inlet in the second direction; and
wherein the first differential pressure is provided by exposing the shut-off check valve to the first and second pressures, the second pressure greater than the first pressure in the first direction.
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Abstract
A fuel system for a turbine engine is provided. The fuel system includes a positive displacement pump driven by an electric motor. The pump is rotated in a first direction to deliver fuel to the turbine engine, and a second direction for evacuating fuel from the turbine engine. A shut-off check valve is open in a first direction in response to a first differential pressure created by the pump in the first direction. The shut-off check valve is biased to a closed position when the pump is rotating in the second direction. An ecology check valve is biased to a closed position in the first direction and open in the second direction in response to a second differential pressure created by the pump. The check valves open and close automatically in response to the pressures generated by the positive displacement pump in each of the first and second rotational directions. In this manner, simple, reliable valves are utilized to regulate the flow of fuel in the fuel system.
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13 Claims
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1. A fuel system for a turbine engine comprising:
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a pump with a motor rotating the pump in first and second directions opposite from one another, the first direction for delivering fuel to a turbine engine and the second direction for evacuating fuel from the turbine engine fuel manifold; a shut-off check valve open in the first direction in response to a first differential pressure created by the pump and biased to a closed position in the second direction; an ecology check valve biased to a closed position in the first direction and open in the second direction in response to a second differential pressure created by the pump; wherein the pump includes first and second ports respectively providing first and second pressures, the first and second ports respectively providing an inlet and an outlet in the first direction, and the first and second ports respectively providing the outlet and the inlet in the second direction; and wherein the first differential pressure is provided by exposing the shut-off check valve to the first and second pressures, the second pressure greater than the first pressure in the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 11, 12, 13)
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4. A fuel system for a turbine engine comprising:
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a pump with a motor rotating the pump in first and second directions opposite from one another, the first direction for delivering fuel to a turbine engine and the second direction for evacuating fuel from the turbine engine fuel manifold; a shut-off check valve open in the first direction in response to a first differential pressure created by the pump and biased to a closed position in the second direction; and a ecology check valve biased to a closed position in the first direction and open in the second direction in response to a second differential pressure created by the pump; wherein the pump includes first and second ports respectively providing first and second pressures, the first and second ports respectively providing an inlet and an outlet in the first direction, and the first and second ports respectively providing the outlet and the inlet in the second direction; wherein the first differential pressure is provided by exposing the shut-off check valve to the first and second pressures the second pressure greater than the first pressure in the first direction; and wherein the second differential pressure is provided by the second pressure acting on one side of the ecology check valve and a third pressure acting on another side of the ecology check valve, the second pressure and a biasing force within the ecology check valve less than the third pressure in the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A fuel system for a turbine engine comprising:
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a pump with a motor rotating the pump in first and second directions opposite from one another, the first direction for delivering fuel to a turbine engine and the second direction for evacuating fuel from the turbine engine fuel manifold; a shut-off check valve open in the first direction in response to a first differential pressure created by the pump and biased to a closed position in the second direction; an ecology check valve biased to a closed position in the first direction and open in the second direction in response to a second differential pressure created by the pump; wherein the pump includes first and second ports respectively providing first and second pressures, the first and second ports respectively providing an inlet and an outlet in the first direction, and the first and second ports respectively providing the outlet and the inlet in the second direction; and comprising a fuel source fluidly connected to the first port by a supply line, the first port fluidly connected to one side of the shut-off check valve by a bypass line. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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