A direct-fired gas turbine heater comprises a gas turbine engine, a main blower that receives cold air from the ambient, a mixing plenum that receives cold air from the main blower and hot gas from the turbine and delivers warm air, an air blower plenum that that receives cold air from the main air blower and delivers air to the mixing plenum, and an air intake plenum that receives cold air from the ambient and the air blower plenum and delivers cold air to a turbine compressor, an air intake valve, and an air starter valve. The gas turbine engine comprises the compressor that receives cold air, a fuel manifold that receives combustible fuel, a combustor that receives compressed air from the compressor and fuel from the fuel manifold, a turbine that receives hot gas from the combustor, and a shaft connecting the compressor and turbine.

A propulsion system including: a fuel cell assembly comprising a fuel cell, the fuel cell defining an outlet positioned to remove output products from the fuel cell and a fuel cell assembly operating condition; a turbomachine comprising a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order, the combustion section configured to receive a flow of aviation fuel from the aircraft fuel supply and further configured to receive the output products from the fuel cell; and a controller comprising memory and one or more processors, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the propulsion system to perform operations including: delivering the output products from the fuel cell to the combustion section to mitigate combustion dynamics within the combustion section.

A fuel conditioning and control system provides dynamic control and steady state operations of a gas turbine provided fueled by supercritical liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The fuel conditioning and control system comprises a storage for LPG fuel; a fuel delivery sub-system connecting the storage to turbomachinery; and a control system. The gas turbine includes a gas turbine core control that provides at least one operational data of the gas turbine to the control system. The fuel delivery sub-system includes at least one sensor for sensing at least one property of the LPG fuel in the fuel delivery sub-system, where the at least one sensor providing data on the at least one property of the LPG fuel to the control system. The control system analyzes the data on the at least one property of the LPG fuel and at least one operational data of the gas turbine for dynamic control of LPG fuel to the gas turbine under dynamic and steady state conditions.

A fuel conditioning and control system provides dynamic control and steady state operations of a gas turbine provided fueled by supercritical liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The fuel conditioning and control system comprises a storage for LPG fuel; a fuel delivery sub-system connecting the storage to turbomachinery; and a control system. The gas turbine includes a gas turbine core control that provides at least one operational data of the gas turbine to the control system. The fuel delivery sub-system includes at least one sensor for sensing at least one property of the LPG fuel in the fuel delivery sub-system, where the at least one sensor providing data on the at least one property of the LPG fuel to the control system. The control system analyzes the data on the at least one property of the LPG fuel and at least one operational data of the gas turbine for dynamic control of LPG fuel to the gas turbine under dynamic and steady state conditions.

The method allows to control a test apparatus for a gas turbine engine; WI values of one or more tentative fuel gas mixtures are predicted by calculations and the predicted WI values are used for setting the composition of a fuel gas mixture to be supplied to a combustor of a gas turbine engine under test. The test apparatus comprises: a first supply flow line for fuel gas; a second supply flow line for inert gas; a mixer with a first inlet for fuel gas and a second inlet for inert gas, and with an outlet for supplying the mixture of fuel gas and inert gas to the combustor; a set of meters; and a flow control device for the inert gas.

The method allows to control a test apparatus for a gas turbine engine; WI values of one or more tentative fuel gas mixtures are predicted by calculations and the predicted WI values are used for setting the composition of a fuel gas mixture to be supplied to a combustor of a gas turbine engine under test. The test apparatus comprises: a first supply flow line for fuel gas; a second supply flow line for inert gas; a mixer with a first inlet for fuel gas and a second inlet for inert gas, and with an outlet for supplying the mixture of fuel gas and inert gas to the combustor; a set of meters; and a flow control device for the inert gas.

An injector module includes an injector stem that extends along an injector longitudinal axis between an inlet end and an outlet end of the injector module. The injector module also includes a first fuel line of a first fuel circuit at least partly extending through the injector stem. The first fuel line has a first outlet disposed at the outlet end of the injector stem. The injector module further includes a second fuel line of a second fuel circuit at least partly extending through the injector stem. The second fuel line has a second outlet disposed at the outlet end of the injector stem. The first outlet and the second outlet are spaced apart and have different orientations relative to the injector longitudinal axis. The first fuel line is thermally coupled to the second fuel line.

An injector module includes an injector stem that extends along an injector longitudinal axis between an inlet end and an outlet end of the injector module. The injector module also includes a first fuel line of a first fuel circuit at least partly extending through the injector stem. The first fuel line has a first outlet disposed at the outlet end of the injector stem. The injector module further includes a second fuel line of a second fuel circuit at least partly extending through the injector stem. The second fuel line has a second outlet disposed at the outlet end of the injector stem. The first outlet and the second outlet are spaced apart and have different orientations relative to the injector longitudinal axis. The first fuel line is thermally coupled to the second fuel line.

A vent for use in a gaseous fuel supply circuit of a gas turbine is provided. The vent includes an inlet in flow communication with the gaseous fuel supply circuit, a first outlet in flow communication with the gaseous fuel supply circuit and configured to release gaseous fuel at atmospheric pressure, a first valve coupled between the inlet and the first outlet, wherein the first valve includes a second outlet configured to channel the gaseous fuel towards a combustion device. The system also includes a second valve coupled between the inlet and the second outlet, and a control device configured to selectively open and close the first and second valves based on a pressure of the gaseous fuel.

A vent for use in a gaseous fuel supply circuit of a gas turbine is provided. The vent includes an inlet in flow communication with the gaseous fuel supply circuit, a first outlet in flow communication with the gaseous fuel supply circuit and configured to release gaseous fuel at atmospheric pressure, a first valve coupled between the inlet and the first outlet, wherein the first valve includes a second outlet configured to channel the gaseous fuel towards a combustion device. The system also includes a second valve coupled between the inlet and the second outlet, and a control device configured to selectively open and close the first and second valves based on a pressure of the gaseous fuel.