Patent ID: 6568189
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: F02C,G05D

Abstract:
In a fuel supply circuit of an aircraft engine including fuel injectors and a plurality of servovalves, a low pressure pump for raising the pressure of fuel from a tank from a pressure Pca to a pressure Pb, and a high pressure pump and filter for further raising the pressure of the fuel to a pressure Psf at the outlet of said filter, a process for controlling the pressure and delivery of fuel to said plurality of servovalves comprising the steps of:controlling the high pressure pump delivery so that, whatever the engine speed, the delivery from said high pressure pump corresponds to the sum of the delivery required by said fuel injectors at said engine speed and the prevailing flight conditions and the delivery which would be required by said plurality of servovalves if all of said servovalves operate simultaneously using the maximum delivery usable at said engine speed; placing a servovalve feed unit downstream of a fuel injector feed unit and in communication with a compartment having an opening which is variable in dependence upon the position of a movable closure member; and, causing said closure member to move to vary said opening in response to opposing first and second groups of forces, said first group of forces acting in the closing direction and comprising a resilient force, a force proportional to the pressure Pca, and a force proportional to a first pressure, and said second group of forces acting in the opening direction and comprising a force proportional to the pressure Pb, and a force proportional to a second pressure less than the first pressure and at a substantially constant difference therefrom.