This invention discloses systems and methods for control of a gas turbine
or a gas turbine generator, where the gas turbine is connected to a dryer
vessel in which gas turbine exhaust gases are used to heat treat a
material in the dryer vessel. The control system comprises one or more
sensors for temperature, moisture and/or flow rate in the dryer vessel
and/or of the material inside, entering and/or exiting the dryer vessel
and a controller responsive to the sensor for controlling the fuel and/or
air flow into the gas turbine. This control system and method enables
providing the appropriate heat output from the gas turbine to meet the
process heat required for the desired material treatment. Optionally, the
gas turbine can be a liquid fuel turbine engine, or a reciprocating
engine can be substituted for the turbine engine.