Patent ID: 11971040
Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 15:
16. A fuel system for a gas turbine engine comprising:
a) an augmentor pump having an inlet communicating with an inducer drawing fuel from a fuel storage tank and a discharge communicating with an augmentation stage of the engine, wherein the augmentor pump is connected to an accessory drive gearbox mounted to the engine along a common drive shaft, wherein the augmentor pump, the drive gearbox and the engine are all mounted on the common drive shaft; and
b) a high speed clutch for selectively engaging and disengaging the augmentor pump and the accessory drive gearbox, wherein the high speed clutch is positioned between the augmentor pump and the drive gearbox along the common drive shaft.