Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120234014 | FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TWO POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS - A fuel flow system for a gas turbine engine includes a first pump, a second pump, a bypass loop, an integrating bypass valve and a pilot valve. The first pump connects to an actuator and a metering valve. The second pump connects to the metering valve and is arranged in parallel with the first pump. The bypass loop recycles fuel flow from the first pump and the second pump to inlets of the first pump and second pump integrating bypass valve includes first and second windows. The first window regulates fuel from the first pump through the bypass loop and the second window that regulates fuel from the second pump through the bypass loop. The pilot valve controls the size of the first and second windows. | 09-20-2012 |
20130276918 | FUEL METERING SYSTEM - A fuel metering system includes a bypass valve configured to receive a fuel flow under a pressure P | 10-24-2013 |
20140069102 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM METERING VALVE - A metering valve for a gas turbine engine fuel system includes a sleeve including first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth ports respectively axially spaced apart from one another. A spool is slidably received in the sleeve and includes first, second and third seal lands. The first seal land selectively connects the first and second ports to one another, and the third seal land selectively connects the third and fourth ports to one another and the fifth and sixth ports to one another. | 03-13-2014 |
20140109584 | MODULATING ELECTRIC LIQUID METERING VALVE WITH FLOW SENSING - A fluid flow valve includes a movable valve piston positioned in a valve body, the valve piston configured to flow a fluid therethrough. A metering window is interactive with the movable valve piston to meter flow through the movable valve piston. A flow meter is positioned at the valve piston to measure a flow rate of fluid through the valve piston. A valve controller is operable connected to the flow meter and the movable valve piston to control position of the valve piston based on flow rate measured at the flow meter. | 04-24-2014 |
20140130915 | LOW HYSTERESIS FLUID METERING VALVE - A low hysteresis fluid metering valve includes a valve body having an interior portion, an inlet port, an outlet port including a fluid delivery passage, and a shut-off port. A flow control member is arranged in the interior portion. The flow control member includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first end extending to a second end through an intermediate portion having a first metered passage, a second metered passage, and a seal element. The first metered passage is configured and disposed to selectively register with the inlet port and the outlet port when the flow control member is arranged in a first position, and the second metered passage is configured and disposed to register with the shut-off port when the flow control member is arranged in a second position. | 05-15-2014 |
20140260301 | ENGINE MANIFOLD DRAIN SYSTEM - A fuel system for a gas turbine engine includes an engine fuel manifold, a hydraulic actuator, and a drain piston assembly. The hydraulic actuator actuates in response to a change in pressures within the hydraulic actuator. The drain piston assembly is fluidically connected to both the hydraulic actuator and the engine fuel manifold. The drain piston assembly receives fuel from the engine fuel manifold and sends fuel to the hydraulic actuator during engine shut down. | 09-18-2014 |
20140311599 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING TWO POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS - A fuel system, such as for use in an aircraft, comprises a main pump, a servo pump, a modulating valve, a shut-off valve, an actuator and a pump sharing valve. The main pump and the servo pump receive fuel from a source. The metering valve receives main flow from the main pump. The shut-off valve receives fuel flow from the metering valve. The actuator receives fuel flow from the servo pump. The pump sharing valve receives circulating flow from the servo pump and alternatively directs shared flow to the main flow or an inlet of the servo pump. The pump sharing valve also sends main pump flow to supplement the servo pump during shutdown conditions. | 10-23-2014 |
20140345694 | LOW FRICTION FUEL METERING VALVE - A method of metering fuel with a fuel valve. The method includes arranging a spool within to a sleeve along an axis, wherein the spool includes four seal lands. The sleeve includes a fuel inlet aperture, a fuel outlet aperture, and a shutoff port. A first cavity and a second cavity are defined between the spool, the sleeve, and subsets of the seal lands. The fuel inlet port and the fuel outlet port abut one such cavity. Sliding the spool along the axis results in the fuel outlet aperture extending longitudinally beyond the second seal land in the upstream direction. | 11-27-2014 |