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Black Start, Chapter 7: The Fuel Regulator

Published on May 15, 2011 By dlucier

The first control system used on GE gas turbines in the late 1940s was manufactured by Young & Franklin (Y&F) of Liverpool, NY.  It was called the Fuel Regulator, although fuel does not actually flow through the device.  It is a mechanical-hydraulic control (MHC) device that has an electric governor and pneumatic temperature control element.  [...]