公开(公告)号：US11939912B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17817675

申请日：2022-08-05

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Baha Suleiman ,  Hatem Selim

IPC: F02C3/30 ,  F02C7/22 ,  F02C9/40 ,  F23K5/12

CPC classification number: F02C3/30 ,  F02C7/22 ,  F02C9/40 ,  F23K5/12 ,  F05D2240/36 ,  F05D2260/99 ,  F23K2300/103

Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a first combustor having a first fuel nozzle, wherein the first fuel nozzle is configured to supply a water fuel emulsion into the first combustor. The water fuel emulsion includes a water-in-fuel (WIF) emulsion having a plurality of water droplets dispersed in a fuel, wherein the plurality of water droplets is configured to vaporize within the fuel to cause micro-explosions to atomize the fuel, and the atomized fuel is configured to combust to generate a combustion gas. The gas turbine engine further includes a turbine driven by the combustion gas from the first combustor.