Patent ID: 7526920

Claim:
A method of operating a liquid atomizing arrangement in the intake line of a gas turbine engine, the liquid atomizing arrangement comprising: a line system, a plurality of pressure atomizer nozzles, at least one line for the liquid to be atomized, at least one first actuator for setting the atomizing supply pressure and/or the liquid mass flow through the atomizing arrangement; which method comprises: measuring the mass flow flowing through the liquid atomizing arrangement; measuring the atomizing supply pressure upstream of the plurality of pressure atomizer nozzles and acting upon the first actuator as a function of at least one of these measured values; predetermining a setpoint or a setpoint interval for the atomizing supply pressure and acting upon the first actuator in such a way that the atomizing supply pressure is adjusted to the setpoint or within the setpoint interval; predetermining a setpoint or a setpoint interval for the mass flow; admitting liquid to the plurality of atomizer nozzles; and acting upon the plurality of atomizer nozzles to which liquid is admitted in such a way that the mass flow is adjusted to the setpoint or within the setpoint interval.