Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel nozzle
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Application No.: US17315028Application Date: 2021-05-07
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Publication No.: US11815025B2Publication Date: 2023-11-14
- Inventor: Nicholas R. Overman
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Agent Elizabeth C. G. Gitlin; Michele V. Frank
- Main IPC: F23R3/34
- IPC: F23R3/34 ; F02C7/232 ; F23R3/28

Abstract:
A fuel nozzle for a combustor may include a primary fuel passage having a primary fuel outlet. A secondary fuel passage having a secondary fuel outlet. A valve located within the secondary fuel passage. The valve may include a stationary hub having a plurality of first angled surfaces. The valve may include a movable sleeve having a plurality of second angled surfaces. Each of the plurality of first angled surfaces aligns axially with a respective one of the plurality of second angled surfaces to define a slot therebetween. The valve is movable between a plurality of positions to open, to close, or to partially open the slots.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220356846A1 FUEL NOZZLE Public/Granted day:2022-11-10
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