Abstract:
A combustor assembly for a turbine includes a combustor and a combustor liner; a first flow sleeve surrounding the combustor liner forming a first substantially axially-extending flow annulus radially therebetween. The first flow sleeve has a first plurality of apertures formed about a circumference thereof for directing compressor discharge air as cooling air radially into said first flow annulus. A transition piece is connected to the combustor liner, the transition piece adapted to carry hot combustion gases to the turbine, and a second flow sleeve surrounds the transition piece forming a second substantially axially-extending flow annulus radially therebetween. The second flow sleeve has a second plurality of apertures for directing compressor discharge air as cooling air radially into the second flow annulus, the first substantially axially-extending flow annulus connecting with the second substantially axially-extending flow annulus. A resilient annular seal structure is disposed radially between an aft end portion of the combustor liner and a forward end portion of said transition piece, the resilient annular seal structure configured to form a first annular cavity radially between the forward end portion of the transition piece and the aft end portion of said combustor liner. At least one transfer tube radially extends from the second flow sleeve through the second flow annulus to the transition piece, and is arranged to supply compressor discharge cooling air radially from an area outside the first and second substantially axially extending flow annuli directly to the resilient annular seal structure and to the aft end of the combustor liner.
Abstract:
A substantially wedge-shaped sector nozzle includes a nozzle body having inner and outer arcuate segments connected by diverging radial side plates and a nozzle plate at an aft end of the nozzle body formed with an array of fuel orifices. One of the diverging radial side plates supports a radially-oriented leaf seal assembly adapted to seal against a flat plate of an adjacent similarly-shaped sector nozzle.
Abstract:
A flame holding inhibitor includes a base portion and an upstanding support extending away from the base portion; at least one delta-wing-shaped flap on the upstanding support, each having a relatively pointed end and a relatively broad end.
Abstract:
A cooling circuit of a gas turbine passes an airflow through a combustor section that includes a plurality of mixing tubes for transporting a fuel/air mixture and a perforated plate including a plurality of impingement holes and a plurality of tube holes for accommodating the mixing tubes. The tube holes and the mixing tubes form a plurality of annulus areas between the perforated plate and the mixing tubes. The impingement holes and the annulus areas are configured to pass the airflow through the perforated plate. A flow management device modifies an effective size of the annulus areas to control a distribution of the airflow through the impingement holes and the annulus areas of the perforated plate to enhance cooling efficiency.
Abstract:
A premixing apparatus for a gas turbine system includes non-swirl elements around a periphery of a face of a premixing apparatus and a swirl assembly located substantially at a center of the face. The non-swirl elements premix a premixture prior to the premixture being delivered to a combustor of the gas turbine system. The swirl assembly disturbs a flow of fluid prior to the fluid being delivered to the combustor. The premixture includes fuel and oxidant, and the fluid disturbed by the swirl assembly includes the oxidant or the premixture.