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Liquid fuel Purge scheme
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Printed by Jouve, 75001 PARIS (FR)
Europisches Patentamt
European Patent Office
Office europen des brevets
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*EP001184623A3*(11) EP 1 184 623 A3
(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
(88) Date of publication A3:24.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/17
(43) Date of publication A2:06.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/10
(21) Application number: 01306748.3
(22) Date of filing: 07.08.2001
(51) Int Cl.7: F23K 5/18, F23K 5/14,F23R 3/36
(84) Designated Contracting States:AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LUMC NL PT SE TRDesignated Extension States:AL LT LV MK RO SI
(30) Priority: 31.08.2000 US 653538
(71) Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYSchenectady, NY 12345 (US)
(72) Inventors: Traver, Robert Scott
Ballston Lake, New York 12019 (US)
Iasillo, Robert JosephGlenville, New York 12302 (US)
Kaplan, Howard JayClifton Park, New York 12065 (US)
Schroder, Troy JosephMaudlin, South Carolina 29662 (US)
Morawski, Christopher JohnGuilderland, New York 12084 (US)
(74) Representative: Pedder, James Cuthbert et alGE London Patent Operation,Essex House,12/13 Essex StreetLondon WC2R 3AA (GB)
(54) Liquid fuel and water injection purge system and method for a gas turbine
(57) A liquid fuel purge (104) system is disclosed forflushing liquid fuel from the combustion chambers (118)of a gas turbine (100). The liquid purge system includesa three-way valve (400) to pass liquid fuel and, alterna-
tively, purge air to the combustion chambers. The gasturbine may operate on liquid fuel or gaseous fuel. Whenthe turbine is switched to burn gaseous fuel, the liquidfuel remaining in the liquid fuel system is flushed bypurge air provided by a liquid fuel purge system.
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