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公开(公告)号:US11713881B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-01
申请号:US16737040
申请日:2020-01-08
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Ranjeet Kumar Mishra , Jayanth Sekar , Pradeep Naik , Gregory A. Boardman , Randall C. Boehm
Abstract: A premixer for a combustor includes: a centerbody having a hollow interior cavity; a swirler assembly radially outward of the centerbody; a peripheral wall disposed radially outward of the centerbody and the swirler assembly such that a mixing duct is defined between the peripheral wall and the centerbody, downstream from the swirler assembly; an annular splitter radially inward of the swirler assembly and radially outward of the centerbody such that a radial gap is defined between the splitter and an outer surface of the centerbody, wherein the splitter includes a trailing edge which extends axially aft of the swirler assembly; a fuel gallery disposed inside the interior cavity of the centerbody; and at least one fuel injector extending outward from the fuel gallery and passing through an injector port communicating with the outer surface of the splitter.
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公开(公告)号:US20220333781A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-20
申请号:US17232433
申请日:2021-04-16
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Hari Ravi Chandra , Jayanth Sekar , Gurunath Gandikota , Michael A. Benjamin
Abstract: A mixing assembly for a combustor includes: a pilot mixer including a pilot housing extending along a mixer centerline and a pilot fuel nozzle; a main mixer surrounding the pilot mixer; a fuel manifold between the pilot and main mixers; a mixer foot extending from a main housing of the main mixer; a main swirler body surrounding the main housing defining a mixing channel between the main housing and the main swirler body; and a main fuel ring in the mixing channel connected to the main housing by main fuel vanes, at least one of the main fuel ring and main fuel vanes including fuel injection ports for discharging fuel into the mixing channel, wherein the fuel injection ports are disposed non-uniformly relative to the mixer centerline, so as to produce a static pressure difference therebetween in response to mixer air flow passing around the main fuel ring.
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公开(公告)号:US11268438B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-08
申请号:US15705314
申请日:2017-09-15
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Steven Clayton Vise , Allen Michael Danis , Jayanth Sekar , Pradeep Naik , Perumallu Vukanti , Arthur Wesley Johnson , Clayton Stuart Cooper , Karthikeyan Sampath
Abstract: An apparatus and method for a combustor, the combustor including combustor liner having a plurality of dilution openings. The combustor receives a flow of fuel that is ignited and mixed with dilution air to form a flow of combustion gases. The flow of combustion gases travels through the combustor to a turbine section of an engine.
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公开(公告)号:US20230400186A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-14
申请号:US18450633
申请日:2023-08-16
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Hari Ravi Chandra , Arvind Kumar Rao , Shai Birmaher , Jayanth Sekar , Gurunath Gandikota , Michael A. Benjamin
CPC classification number: F23R3/343 , F23R3/286 , F02C7/222 , F23D14/70 , F23D14/64 , F23D2206/10 , F05D2240/35
Abstract: A mixing assembly includes a pilot mixer and a main mixer. The main mixer includes a main housing, a fuel manifold positioned between a pilot housing and the main housing, a mixer foot extending outward from a forward end of the main housing, and a main swirler body including a plurality of vanes. The main swirler body surrounds the main housing and defines an annular mixing channel between the main housing and the main swirler body, and being coupled to the mixer foot. An annular main fuel ring extends axially aft from the mixer foot into the annular mixing channel. The mixer foot extends farther from the main housing than the main fuel ring. At least one of the mixer foot or the main fuel ring includes a plurality of fuel injection ports positioned to discharge fuel into a central portion of the annular mixing channel.
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公开(公告)号:US11592177B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-28
申请号:US17232433
申请日:2021-04-16
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Hari Ravi Chandra , Jayanth Sekar , Gurunath Gandikota , Michael A. Benjamin
Abstract: A mixing assembly for a combustor includes: a pilot mixer including a pilot housing extending along a mixer centerline and a pilot fuel nozzle; a main mixer surrounding the pilot mixer; a fuel manifold between the pilot and main mixers; a mixer foot extending from a main housing of the main mixer; a main swirler body surrounding the main housing defining a mixing channel between the main housing and the main swirler body; and a main fuel ring in the mixing channel connected to the main housing by main fuel vanes, at least one of the main fuel ring and main fuel vanes including fuel injection ports for discharging fuel into the mixing channel, wherein the fuel injection ports are disposed non-uniformly relative to the mixer centerline, so as to produce a static pressure difference therebetween in response to mixer air flow passing around the main fuel ring.
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公开(公告)号:US20220364511A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-17
申请号:US17317102
申请日:2021-05-11
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Neeraj Mishra , Jayanth Sekar
IPC: F02C7/22
Abstract: A fuel system for a turbine engine. The fuel system includes a fuel/air mixer configured to mix air with fuel in a controlled fuel/air ratio, the fuel/air mixer having a body defining a chamber. The fuel system also includes a fuel nozzle in fluid communication with the fuel/air mixer. The fuel nozzle is configured to inject fuel into the chamber of the fuel/air mixer. The fuel nozzle is located forwardly relative to the body of the fuel/air mixer so that a jet-in-crossflow of the fuel is angled relative to a foot of the body of the fuel/air mixer.
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公开(公告)号:US10801726B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-13
申请号:US15710921
申请日:2017-09-21
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Eric John Stevens , Allen Michael Danis , Ravi Chandra , Jayanth Sekar , Perumallu Vukanti
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine. The combustor assembly includes a deflector wall, an annular axial wall, and an annular shroud. The deflector wall is extended at least partially along a radial direction and a circumferential direction relative to an axial centerline and adjacent to a combustion chamber. A fuel nozzle opening is defined through the deflector wall, and a nozzle centerline is extended through the fuel nozzle opening along a lengthwise direction. The annular axial wall is coupled to the deflector wall and extended through the fuel nozzle opening. The axial wall is defined around the nozzle centerline. The annular shroud is defined around the nozzle centerline and extended co-directional to the axial wall. The axial wall and the annular shroud are each coupled to a radial wall defined upstream of the deflector wall. The annular shroud, the axial wall, and the radial wall together define a cooling plenum therebetween. The axial wall defines a discrete inlet opening therethrough providing fluid communication from a diffuser cavity to the cooling plenum. The cooling plenum defines an exit opening providing fluid communication from the cooling plenum to the combustion chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US12163664B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-10
申请号:US18342960
申请日:2023-06-28
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Ranjeet Kumar Mishra , Jayanth Sekar , Pradeep Naik , Gregory A. Boardman , Randall C. Boehm
Abstract: A premixer for a combustor includes: a centerbody having a hollow interior cavity; a swirler assembly radially outward of the centerbody; a peripheral wall disposed radially outward of the centerbody and the swirler assembly such that a mixing duct is defined between the peripheral wall and the centerbody, downstream from the swirler assembly; an annular splitter radially inward of the swirler assembly and radially outward of the centerbody such that a radial gap is defined between the splitter and an outer surface of the centerbody, wherein the splitter includes a trailing edge which extends axially aft of the swirler assembly; a fuel gallery disposed inside the interior cavity of the centerbody; and at least one fuel injector extending outward from the fuel gallery and passing through an injector port communicating with the outer surface of the splitter.
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公开(公告)号:US20220178540A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-09
申请号:US17115877
申请日:2020-12-09
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Hari Ravi Chandra , Arvind Kumar Rao , Shai Birmaher , Jayanth Sekar , Gurunath Gandikota , Michael A. Benjamin
Abstract: A mixing assembly for a combustor, including: a pilot mixer and a pilot fuel nozzle; a main mixer including: a main housing surrounding the pilot mixer; a fuel manifold positioned between the pilot housing and the main housing; a mixer foot extending outward from a forward end of the main housing; a main swirler body surrounding the main housing such that an annular mixing channel is defined between the main housing and the main swirler body, and coupled to the mixer foot; and a main fuel ring in the mixing channel downstream of the mixer foot connected to the main housing by main fuel vanes, at least one of the main fuel ring and the main fuel vanes including fuel injection ports positioned to discharge fuel into a central portion of the mixing channel, wherein the mixer foot extends farther from the main housing than the main fuel ring.
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公开(公告)号:US20210207808A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-08
申请号:US16737040
申请日:2020-01-08
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Ranjeet Kumar Mishra , Jayanth Sekar , Pradeep Naik , Gregory A. Boardman , Randall C. Boehm
IPC: F23R3/16
Abstract: A premixer for a combustor includes: a centerbody having a hollow interior cavity; a swirler assembly radially outward of the centerbody; a peripheral wall disposed radially outward of the centerbody and the swirler assembly such that a mixing duct is defined between the peripheral wall and the centerbody, downstream from the swirler assembly; an annular splitter radially inward of the swirler assembly and radially outward of the centerbody such that a radial gap is defined between the splitter and an outer surface of the centerbody, wherein the splitter includes a trailing edge which extends axially aft of the swirler assembly; a fuel gallery disposed inside the interior cavity of the centerbody; and at least one fuel injector extending outward from the fuel gallery and passing through an injector port communicating with the outer surface of the splitter.
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