GEK 106840

March 1998
Replaces DLFLF00

GE Power Systems
Gas Turbine

Standard Dual Fuel System

I. GENERAL

Turbines that are designed to operate on liquid and gaseous fuel are equipped with controls to provide the
following features:

A. Transfer from one fuel to the other on command.

B. Allowable time for filling of the type fuel to which turbine operation is being transferred.

C. Mixed fuel operation.

D. Operation of liquid fuel nozzle purge when running totally on gas fuel.

E. Operation of gas fuel nozzle purge when running totally on liquid fuel.

The software diagram for the fuel splitter is shown in the Control Sequence Program.

II. FUEL TRANSFER (LIQUID TO GAS)

If the unit is running on liquid and gas fuel operation is selected, the following sequence of events will take
place: (Refer to Figure 1.)

A. FSR1 will remain at its initial value but FSR2 will step to a value slightly greater than zero. This will
open the gas control valve slightly to bleed down the intervalve volume, P2. This is done in case a high
pressure has been entrapped. The presence of a higher pressure than that required by the speed ratio con-
troller would cause slow response in initiating gas flow.

B. After a time delay, typically thirty seconds, to bleed down P2 and fill the gas supply line, the software
program ramps the fuel commands at a rate programmed by a control constant to complete the transfer
in thirty seconds.

C. As the transfer progresses, FSR1 will be reduced and FSR2 will increase at the programmed ramp rate.

D. When the transfer is complete, a logic signal, L84TG (Total Gas), will deenergize the liquid fuel for-
warding pump motor starter. After a time delay the fuel oil stop valve is closed by deenergizing the liquid
fuel dump valve 20FL–1. The main liquid fuel pump motor starters are then deenergized and the liquid
fuel purge sequence is initiated.

These instructions do not purport to cover all details or variations in equipment nor to provide for every possible
contingency to be met in connection with installation, operation or maintenance. Should further information be desired or
should particular problems arise which are not covered sufficiently for the purchaser’s purposes the matter should be
referred to the GE Company.
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Units Transfer From Full Gas To Full Liquid

FSR2

FSR1

Purge
Time
Select Liquid

Transfer From Full Liquid To Full Gas

Units

FSR1

FSR2

Purge
Time
Select Gas

Transfer From Full Liquid To Mixture

FSR1

FSR2

Purge
Time
Select Gas Select Mix

Figure 1.

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III. FUEL TRANSFER (GAS TO LIQUID)

When transfer from gas to liquid is initiated, the liquid fuel forwarding pump motor starter is energized. After
a time delay the liquid fuel stop valve is opened by energizing the liquid fuel trip valve 20FL–1, and the liquid
fuel purge is shut off.

Transfer from gas to liquid is essentially the same sequence as previously described except that gas and liquid
fuel command voltages are interchanged. For instance, at the beginning of a transfer, FSR2 remains at its
initial value, but FSR1 steps to a value slightly greater than zero. This will command a small liquid fuel flow.
If there has been any fuel leakage past the check valves, this will fill the liquid fuel piping and avoid any delay
in delivery at the beginning of the FSR1 increase.

When transfer to total liquid is completed, a logic signal L84TL (total liquid) will close the gas fuel stop valve
by deenergizing the gas fuel trip valve 20FG–1 and initiate the gas fuel purge sequence.

IV. PURGE SYSTEM

The gas turbine burns natural gas (primary fuel) or fuel oil (secondary fuel). The fuel purge system supplies
air to the inactive fuel nozzles to prevent fuel accumulation and combustion back-flow in the associated gas
turbine fuel piping. When burning natural gas, the fuel purge system supplies purging air to the fuel oil pas-
sages of the dual-fuel nozzles. When burning oil or, with a Dry Low NOx II combustion system, when burn-
ing natural gas in premix mode, the fuel purge system supplies purging air to the gas turbine natural gas pri-
mary manifold. On units with steam injection the secondary gas fuel manifold is also purged during liquid
fuel operation.

The fuel purge system (gas or fuel oil) does not operate during fuel transfer or when operating on a mixed
fuel. The fuel purge system only operates when running 100% on one type of fuel.

V. PURGE SYSTEM – LIQUID FUEL

When the gas turbine is operating on natural gas, the fuel purge system receives air from the discharge of
the atomizing air compressors, through a cooler HX4–1 (see Atomizing Air Schematic) to provide added
temperature margin for the fuel nozzle distributer valves. This air flows though the fuel oil purge valve
VA19–3. From the fuel oil purge valve, air flows through the fuel oil nozzle purge check valves VCK2 then
to each of the dual fuel nozzles.

The fuel oil purge valve is controlled by the position of a solenoid valve 20PL–2 located on the atomizing
air skid. When the solenoid valve is energized, actuating air pressure opens the fuel oil purge valve, allowing
air flow to the fuel oil nozzle purge check valves.

A limit switch 33PL–1 indicates the full closed position of the fuel oil purge valve. In addition, two pressure
switches 63PL–1A, –1B are connected to the valve’s cavity to indicate when the valve is open.

VI. PURGE SYSTEM – GAS FUEL

Refer to Control and Protection, Fuel Gas System.

VII. MIXED FUEL OPERATION

Units may be operated on a mixture of liquid and gas fuel as permitted. Operation on a selected mixture is
obtained by initiating a normal transfer and returning the fuel selection to neutral when the desired mixture
is obtained.

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Limits on the fuel mixture, are required to insure proper fuel combustion, gas fuel distribution, gas nozzle
flow velocities. Percentage of gas flow must be increased as load is decreased to maintain the minimum pres-
sure ratio.

VIII. FUEL SPLITTER

The software diagram for the fuel splitter is shown in Figure 2.

As stated before, FSR is divided into two signals to provide dual fuel operation. The two signals are FSR1
and FSR2. Typically FSR1 for liquid, and FSR2 for gas.

FSR is multiplied by the desired fuel mix ratio, FX1 to produce an FSR1 signal. FSR1 is then subtracted from
the FSR signal to give FSR2, that becomes the control signal for the secondary fuel.

<RST>
Fuel Splitter
L84TL
A=B
Total Liquid
L84TG
A=B
Max. Total Gas
Limit
Min.
Median
Limit Select
L83FZ
Permissives

Ramp
Rate
L83FG
Gas Select
L83FL
Liquid Select
FSR FSR1
Liquid Ref.

FSR2
Gas Ref.

Figure 2. Fuel Splitter Schematic.

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