摘要:
A self-purging fuel injector for a combustor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed wherein the fuel injector comprises an injector body having one or more, preferably two, air discharge orifices for discharging air to the combustor and first and second fuel passage means having respective first and second fuel discharge orifices for discharging fuel to the combustor. The first and second fuel passages are in communication upstream of the fuel discharge orifices. If the supply of fuel to the first and second fuel discharge orifices is interrupted, a pneumatic pressure is applied at the first fuel discharge orifice and a different pneumatic pressure is applied at the second fuel discharge orifice such that the fuel residing in the fuel passages between the first and second fuel discharge orifices is subjected to a pressure differential effective to purge the resident fuel into the combustor.
摘要:
A fuel injector system for a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes first and second fuel injectors (20,22) rendered operative to discharge fuel to the combustor during a high power regime of engine operation and rendered non-operative during a lower power regime of engine operation. The first and second fuel injectors include respective first and second fuel discharge passages (84,86) in fuel flow communication to one another and to the combustor via associated fuel discharge lips (80,82) to sustain a flame region. The first and second fuel injectors are operatively associated with respective first and second air discharge means (100,102) having air discharge lips (110,112) for discharging air to the combustor for sustaining the flame region therein. When the fuel injectors are rendered non-operative during the lower power engine operation regime, different pneumatic pressures established at the fuel discharge lips generate a pressure differential on the fuel residing in the injectors effective to purge the resident fuel from the injectors into the combustor rapidly enough for ignition by the existing flame region in the combustor.
摘要:
A self-purging fuel injector for a combustor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed wherein the fuel injector comprises an injector body (10) having one or more, preferably two, air discharge orifices (122c) for discharging air to the combustor and first (130) and second (150) fuel passage means having respective first (132c) and second (162c) fuel discharge orifices for discharging fuel to the combustor. The first and second fuel passages are in communication upstream of the fuel discharge orifices. If the supply of fuel to the first and second fuel discharge orifices is interrupted, a pneumatic pressure is applied at the first fuel discharge orifice and a different pneumatic pressure is applied at the second fuel discharge orifice such that the fuel residing in the fuel passages between the first and second fuel discharge orifices is subjected to a pressure differential effective to purge the resident fuel into the combustor.