The Dowty Spill‐Burner Fuel System: A Detailed Description of the System, its Components and Operation, Developed Around the Spill Burner

DOWTY Equipment Limited began the study of fuel systems for gas turbines in 1944, following the adoption by the de Havilland Engine Company of the Dowty Live Line Pump as the most promising type for conversion to a fuel pump. The resulting co‐operation hd to a widening interest and in 1945 the first design schemes for a complete fuel system were initiated.