Fuel nozzle manifold systems for turbomachines

    公开(公告)号:US10605171B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-31

    申请号:US15949776

    申请日:2018-04-10

    Applicant: Delavan Inc.

    Abstract: An internal fuel manifold for a turbomachine can include an outer ring defining one or more fuel supply channels configured to allow fuel flow around at least a portion of a circumference of the outer ring, and a plurality of branches extending radially inward from the outer ring. The branches include a high aspect ratio shape. The plurality of branches can include one or more branch fuel channels in fluid communication with at least one of the one or more fuel supply channels. The manifold includes one or more injector connectors extending axially aft from each branch, each injector connector in fluid communication with a branch fuel channel and configured to connect to a fuel injector. The manifold can include an inner ring extending from the plurality of branches. The inner ring and the outer ring are configured to receive a fuel injector and combustor assembly therebetween and to allow retaining of the fuel injector assembly and combustor assembly to the internal fuel manifold.

    Fuel manifold with nested annular passages and radially extending channels

    公开(公告)号:US10570826B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-25

    申请号:US15714265

    申请日:2017-09-25

    Applicant: Delavan Inc.

    Abstract: A fluid manifold includes a manifold body, a first annular passage and a second annular passage. The first annular passage is defined within the manifold body between a first passage inlet and a first passage outlet downstream from the first passage inlet. The second annular passage is defined within the manifold body nested radially outward from the first annular passage, and between a second passage inlet and a second passage outlet downstream from the second passage inlet. The first and second annular passages are concentric about a manifold axis. The first passage outlet and the second passage outlet are positioned at the same axial position relative to the manifold axis.

    FUEL INJECTORS HAVING AIR SEALING STRUCTURES
    44.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190309950A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-10

    申请号:US15949787

    申请日:2018-04-10

    Applicant: Delavan, Inc.

    Abstract: A fuel injector for a turbomachine includes an outer heat shield configured to sit on and/or within a combustor dome to orient the fuel injector relative to the combustor dome and/or a fuel manifold. An inner surface of the outer heat shield includes an outer heat shield seal surface. The injector also includes a fuel prefilmer seated at least partially within the outer heat shield. An outer surface of the fuel prefilmer includes a prefilmer seal surface configured to mate with the outer heat shield seal surface such that the fuel prefilmer seats on the outer heat shield seal surface and such that the prefilmer seal surface is configured to allow the surfaces to slide relative to one another in both a radial and axial direction.

    FUEL INJECTORS INCLUDING GAS FUEL INJECTION
    45.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190257520A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-22

    申请号:US15902800

    申请日:2018-02-22

    Applicant: Delavan Inc.

    Abstract: In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a fuel injector can include an annular body defining a gas fuel inlet therein, and a structure extending radially outward from the annular body and configured to extend into an air circuit. The structure can include a gas channel defined within the structure at least partially along a radial length of the structure. The gas channel is in fluid communication with the gas fuel inlet where the structure meets the annular body. The structure also includes a slot opening defined at least partially along a radial length of the structure and configured to fluidically connect the gas channel and the air circuit to all gas fuel to effuse into the air circuit.

    BRAZING COMPONENTS AND TECHNIQUES
    47.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190153951A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-23

    申请号:US16256237

    申请日:2019-01-24

    Applicant: Delavan Inc.

    Abstract: A method of joining includes applying braze to a braze reservoir in a first component. A second component is engaged to the first component, wherein a joint location is defined between the first and second components. A wicking structure provides flow communication from the braze reservoir to the joint location. The method also includes joining the first and second components together at the joint location by applying heat to the braze to flow the braze from the reservoir through the wicking structure to the joint location to form a braze joint at the joint location.

    Deposition of braze preform
    48.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10252365B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-09

    申请号:US15630313

    申请日:2017-06-22

    Applicant: Delavan Inc

    Abstract: A method of manufacturing includes depositing a braze filler adjacent to a void between a first component and a second component thus holding the components in position before brazing. The first and second components are heated to melt and flow the braze filler into the void. A braze joint is formed between the first and second components by cooling the braze filler. Depositing the braze filler can include laser cladding the braze filler to the first and/or second components adjacent the void. The method also optionally includes welding the first and second components in position with the braze filler adjacent to the void. The braze filler may be deposited as a powder, cold spray, melted brazed filament, spherical ball or any other suitable form.

    AIR MIXERS
    49.
    发明申请
    AIR MIXERS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20190093894A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-28

    申请号:US15716295

    申请日:2017-09-26

    Applicant: Delavan Inc.

    Abstract: An air mixer includes an annular body defining a center axis. A plurality of slots are defined in the annular body circumferentially spaced apart from one another. Each slot defines a respective center injection axis extending from an outer surface of the annular body to an inner surface of the annular body. Each respective center injection axis is parallel to a respective plane bisecting the annular body. At least one of the slots is intersected by the respective bisecting plane parallel to its respective center injection axis.

    HEAT TRANSFER ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING HEAT TRANSFER ARRANGEMENTSS

    公开(公告)号:US20190063751A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-28

    申请号:US15686944

    申请日:2017-08-25

    Applicant: Delavan Inc.

    Abstract: A heat transfer arrangement includes two or more heat transfer cells. The heat transfer cells together define a boundary between a higher temperature region and a lower temperature region. Each of the two or more heat transfer cells includes two or more walls defining a fluid tight cavity. One or more wick is fused to an inner surface of one or more of the walls to wick liquid from a lower temperature portion of the cavity to a higher temperature portion of the cavity. Combustors having heat transfer arrangements with heat transfer cells and methods of making heat transfer arrangements are also described.

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