CPC F02C 9/52 (2013.01) [F02C 7/30 (2013.01); F05D 2260/606 (2013.01); F05D 2270/3015 (2013.01); F05D 2270/303 (2013.01); F05D 2270/306 (2013.01); F05D 2270/804 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
15. A system for controlling a rate of fuel coke formation in a fuel system of a turbine engine, comprising:
a controller configured to determine whether one or more parameters of the fuel system are indicative of a rate of fuel coke formation that projects an amount of fuel coke formation in the fuel system to be above a target level at a time before a next scheduled maintenance event, the controller configured to adjust an operation of a thermal management system of the turbine engine and the fuel system to adjust the rate of fuel coke formation in the fuel system to a new value that projects the amount of fuel coke formation to not exceed the target level before the next scheduled maintenance event.
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