General Electric Company
CLEANING SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE

Abstract:

A cleaning system for a gas turbine engine is disclosed, which includes a fluid tank with fluid therein, a nozzle device for spraying the fluid from the fluid tank, a connection line for connecting the fluid tank with the nozzle device, and a computer. The connection line includes a pump device for pumping the fluid from the fluid tank to the nozzle device, a flow meter for measuring a flow rate of the fluid passing through the pump device, and a regulatory valve. The pump device, the flow meter and the regulatory valve are operably coupled with the computer, and the computer controls the regulatory valve to automatically regulate a flow rate of the fluid entering into the nozzle device based on a measured flow rate of the fluid passing through the pump device and a fluid flow demand.