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Description
Setpoints are typical, refer to your system drawings for actual values.

The temperature of the fuel gas entering the skid is monitored by an RTD,
(26FR1A typical), low and low low setpoints are established within the
control system to produce an alarm or to shutdown the equipment.

Pressure is monitored by a transmitter, (63FT typical), and reported to the

control panel on a 4-20 ma. loop. A low alarm setpoint is established in
the control panel.

An electrical actuated fuel isolation valve, (20FI typical), prevents fuel gas
from entering the remainder of the fuel gas system when the unit is
shutdown and until signaled by the unit control panel to open during the
starting sequence. A limit switch, (33FI/bc typical), monitors the position
of the isolation valve.

After passing through the isolation valve the fuel gas reaches the main
fuel gas regulator, (Item 138 typical), (Kaye-McDonald).

Fuel gas is also passed through a 20 micron strainer to a “first cut”

regulator set at 37bar (535psig) and then to a solenoid valve, (20FGRL
typical), and to a “second cut” regulator set at 15 Bar (218psig). This gas
becomes the pilot, or bias pressure, to establish the operating point for the
main fuel gas regulator. A volume bottle prevents rapid changes in the
pilot pressure to provide a more stable fuel supply to the Gas Generator.

After passing through the main fuel gas regulator the temperature of the
gas is monitor by an RTD, (26FR2A typical), and the regulated fuel
pressure is monitored by a transmiter, (63FRT typical), the fuel gas then
reaches the fuel control valve (88FGMV typical). The gas in the line
between the main regulator and the fuel control valve is rapidly vented,
when necessary, by the fuel vent valve (device 20FV typical).

The fuel gas passing through the fuel control valve is connected to the
Gas Generator fuel manifold and the a transmitter, (63FMT typical),
monitors the pressure.

Operation
When the unit is starting and ignition is turned on the fuel isolation and
vent valves are signaled to close after a short delay. The solenoid valve,
(20FGRL typical), is not yet energized; this provides a regulated fuel
pressure that rises in a few seconds to 15 Barg.

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After a few seconds delay the fuel control valve (88FGMV typical), is
signal to move to the start position to provide the initial fuel to the unit, the
fuel valve is then slowly ramped open unit ignition is detected.

The fuel valve position is held steady for a short period of time while the
excess fuel in the unit is burned and then it is slowly ramped open to
accelerate the unit to, IDLE (3250 N1). A short time after reaching idle the
solenoid 20FGRL is energized to increase the regulated fuel pressure to
37Barg. This will be the normal operating regulated fuel pressure. The
fuel control valve 88FGMV will control the flow of fuel into the unit within
the normal operating limits.

Operator Display
Information about the operation of the fuel gas system will be typically
available to the operator on a Human Machine Interface display similar to
the one shown below. Device names may be different for your system
than those shown on this display.

Typical HMI operator display

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