Patent ID: 8171716
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: F23D,F23K,F23N,F23R,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A gas turbine system comprising: a fuel nozzle; a fuel line connected to the fuel nozzle, the fuel line communicative with a source of fuel and the fuel nozzle; a gas line connected to the fuel line, the gas line communicative with a source of gas and the fuel line, wherein the gas and the fuel are combined in a portion of the fuel line to form a mixture of gas and fuel prior to the mixture being introduced to the fuel nozzle of the gas turbine system, and a control system comprising at least one sensor operative to measure a flow of fuel in the fuel line, a control valve operative to regulate a flow of gas from the source of gas, and a controller operative to receive a measurement of the flow of fuel from the sensor and to control the control valve responsive to the measurement of the flow of fuel.