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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186166 | Hybrid two fuel system nozzle with a bypass connecting the two fuel systems A hybrid fuel combustion nozzle for use with natural gas, syngas, or other types of fuels. The hybrid fuel combustion nozzle may include a natural gas system with a number of swozzle vanes and a syngas system with a number of co-annular fuel tubes. ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8181464 | Swirler with concentric fuel and air tubes for a gas turbine engine A swirler passage is provided for mixing fuel and compressor air with at least two side walls; at least first and second conduits arranged inside at least one of the at least two side walls, the first conduit forming a fuel gas conduit and the second conduit forming... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8171734 | Swirlers A unitary swirler is disclosed, comprising a body having a swirler axis, and a plurality of vanes arranged in a circumferential direction around the swirler axis, wherein the swirler has a unitary construction. In one embodiment, the unitary swirler has a rim locate... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171735 | Mixer assembly for gas turbine engine combustor A mixer for a gas turbine engine combustor includes: (a) a primary fuel injector with upstream and downstream ends, the primary fuel injector including: (1) a hollow central portion configured to pass a first air stream; (2) an annular fuel passage at the downstream... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8127550 | Anti-flashback features in gas turbine engine combustors A gas turbine combustor (10) comprises a base plate (12) from which protrude a plurality of lips (36) that surround respective apertures (16) into which are positioned downstream ends (19) of main swirler assemblies (18). Th... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8117846 | Gas turbine burner and method of mixing fuel and air in a swirling area of a gas turbine burner A gas turbine burner, comprising at least one swirler, the swirler having at least one air inlet opening, at least one air outlet opening positioned downstream to the air inlet opening and at least one swirler air passage extending from the at least one air inlet op... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113002 | Combustor burner vanelets The present application provides a burner for use with a combustor of a gas turbine engine. The burner may include a center hub, a shroud, a pair of fuel vanes extending from the center hub to the shroud, and a vanelet extending from the center hub and/or the shroud... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104285 | Gas turbine equipped with a gas burner and axial swirler for the burner A gas turbine equipped with a burner, which has an axial swirler for generating turbulence in a flow of comburent air, a secondary supply line of fuel gas, a main supply line of fuel gas arranged concentrically around the secondary line, and a pilot line of fuel gas... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104286 | Methods and systems to enhance flame holding in a gas turbine engine A fuel nozzle including a swirler assembly that includes a shroud, a hub, and a plurality of vanes extending between the shroud and the hub. Each vane includes a pressure sidewall and an opposite suction sidewall coupled to the pressure sidewall at a leading edge an... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8099960 | Triple counter rotating swirler and method of use A fuel-air mixer includes an annular shroud, inner and outer counter-rotating swirlers, a hub separating the inner and outer swirlers, a center body extending axially along the annular shroud, a fuel shroud disposed radially outwardly from the outer swirler circumfe... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096132 | Air-cooled swirlerhead A combustor for a gas turbine engine is disclosed which is able to operate with high combustion efficiency, and low nitrous oxide emissions during gas turbine operations. The combustor consists of a can-type configuration which combusts fuel premixed with air and de... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091363 | Low residence combustor fuel nozzle Embodiments for an apparatus and associated method for reducing the residence time in a gas turbine combustor are disclosed. The embodiments of the present invention comprise a fuel nozzle that extends to a downstream plane of an end cap for a combustion liner where... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8061142 | Mixer for a combustor A mixer having a unitary construction is disclosed comprising an annular housing having an axis and at least a first swirler having a plurality of vanes arranged circumferentially around the axis such that circumferentially adjacent vanes form at least one flow pass... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8033114 | Multimode fuel injector for combustion chambers, in particular of a jet engine A fuel injector including a peripheral atomisation system having a plurality of fuel ejection orifices distributed at regular intervals along the circumference and an annular air eddy deflector. The deflector includes air ejection channels such that, for each fuel e... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8024932 | System and method for a combustor nozzle A nozzle includes a center body and a shroud circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the center body to define an annular passage between the center body and the shroud. The nozzle further includes a bimetallic guide between the center body and the shrou... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7942003 | Dual-injector fuel injector system A fuel injector system for injecting fuel into a turbomachine combustion chamber, the system comprising first and second fuel injectors wherein the first injector (22) is positioned in the center of the injector system (20) so as to inject a first fuel... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7926281 | Device for injecting a mixture of air and fuel, and combustion chamber and turbomachine provided with such a device A device for injecting an air/fuel mixture into a combustion chamber mounted within a restricted space is disclosed. This injection device includes a bowl having an external cylindrical wall continued at its downstream end by a divergent section provided, downstream... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926282 | Pure air blast fuel injector A fuel injector for a gas turbine includes an outer air path having a converging exit portion, and a fuel path inboard of the outer air path. An inner air path inboard of the fuel path includes an outer wall having a converging exit region and surrounds an axial cor... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7921650 | Fuel spraying apparatus of gas turbine engine A fuel spraying apparatus of a gas turbine engine includes a first fuel spraying section configured to spray fuel for diffusion combustion and a second fuel spraying section configured to spray fuel for premixed combustion. The second fuel spraying section is dispos... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7913494 | Burner for combustion chamber and combustion method A burner 1 for combustion chamber is provided with a cylindrical mixing portion 3 that mixes air for combustion (oxidizing agent) and fuel in the interior thereof and has one end 3a that opens to a combustion portion 2; a spray noz... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7908864 | Combustor nozzle for a fuel-flexible combustion system A combustor nozzle is provided. The combustor nozzle includes a first fuel system configured to introduce a syngas fuel into a combustion chamber to enable lean premixed combustion within the combustion chamber and a second fuel system configured to introduce the sy... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908865 | Device for injecting a mixture of air and fuel, and combustion chamber and turbomachine provided with such a device A device for injecting a mixture of air and fuel into a combustion chamber of a turbomachine is disclosed. The injection device includes a novel sliding bushing and a novel annular cup for retaining the sliding bushing, making it possible to improve the air feed of ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7878001 | Premixed combustion burner of gas turbine technical field A fuel nozzle 110 having a plurality of swirl vane 130 on an outer peripheral surface thereof is installed within a burner tube 120, with a clearance 121 being provided. Each swirl vane 130 progressively curves from an upstream sid... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7870737 | Hooded air/fuel swirler for a gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine pilot assembly includes a swirler having high and low pressure sides. A hood at least partially encloses the swirler on the high pressure side. The hood is secured over the swirler, in one example. The hood includes an aperture creating a tortuo... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7836699 | Combustor nozzle A gas turbine engine swirler/nozzle apparatus has a swirler having a central axis and a nozzle. The nozzle has an outlet end with a plurality of outlets about the central axis and having an asymmetry about the central axis. The apparatus may be formed as a reenginee... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836698 | Combustor with staged fuel premixer A combustor for mixing a flow of compressed air from a compressor and a flow of fuel from a fuel source. The combustor may include a first swirler for mixing the flow of compressed air and the flow of fuel into a first fuel-air flow, a second flow source for providi... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7762073 | Pilot mixer for mixer assembly of a gas turbine engine combustor having a primary fuel injector and a plurality of secondary fuel injection ports A mixer assembly for use in a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine includes a pilot mixer, a main mixer, and a fuel manifold. The pilot mixer includes: an annular pilot housing having a hollow interior, a primary fuel injector mounted in the pilot housing, a p... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7716931 | Method and apparatus for assembling gas turbine engine A method for assembling a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes providing a combustor having a combustor liner assembly defining a combustion chamber. An outer combustor liner includes a radially extending first end that defines a combustion chamber in... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7694521 | Installation structure of pilot nozzle of combustor Pilot fuel injected from fuel injection ports 21 of a pilot nozzle 2 bumps against an inner wall surface of a tapered portion of an inner circumference of a cone 41 of a pilot cone 4. At this time, the position where a pilot fuel from the... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7669421 | Combustor of gas turbine with concentric swirler vanes A gas turbine combustor having an inner tube and a transition pipe connected together is provided. The combustor includes an internal swirler and an external swirler. The internal swirler is composed of a cylindrical inward swirler ring disposed concentrically with ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7661269 | Gas turbine burner A turbine burner (1) comprising a secondary feed unit for the supply of a backup mixture and a primary feed unit intended for the supply of a primary mixture comprising lean gas, comprising a primary mixture channel (24). The primary mixture channel ( | 02/16/2010 |
| 7654090 | Burner and method for operating a gas turbine The invention relates to a burner having an annular premixing channel in which fuel can be discharged in a radially distributed manner. The radial distribution of the fuel can be regulated during operation of the burner in that fuel can be supplied, independently of... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7631500 | Methods and apparatus to facilitate decreasing combustor acoustics A method for operating a combustion system is provided. The method includes coupling the main swirler to the pilot swirler such that the main swirler substantially circumscribes the pilot swirler, supplying fuel to a first fuel circuit defined in the main swirler, a... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7628019 | Fuel injector bearing plate assembly and swirler assembly A bearing plate assembly for a turbine engine fuel injector includes a bearing plate 30, with an opening 80 bordered by a race 82. A swivel ball 90 nests inside the race and is rotatable relative thereto. A lock, which may be a tip bushin... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7596949 | Method and apparatus for heat shielding gas turbine engines A method for fabricating a gas turbine engine combustor that includes a domeplate and at least one fuel injector extending through an opening in the domeplate. The method includes fabricating a heatshield that includes a threaded collar extending upstream from the h... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7581396 | Mixer assembly for combustor of a gas turbine engine having a plurality of counter-rotating swirlers A mixer assembly for use in a combustor of a gas turbine engine, including a pilot mixer, a main mixer, and a fuel manifold positioned between the pilot mixer and the main mixer. The pilot mixer further includes an annular pilot housing having a hollow interior and ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7565803 | Swirler arrangement for mixer assembly of a gas turbine engine combustor having shaped passages A swirler arrangement for a mixing assembly of a gas turbine engine combustor, where the swirler arrangement has a centerline axis therethrough, including: a swirler housing including an outer radial wall and an upstream wall; a first plurality of vanes incorporated... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7513116 | Gas turbine engine fuel injector having a fuel swirler A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine includes a support member and a nozzle tip disposed on the support member with a deformable, removable metallic or non-metallic seal member disposed between facing sealing surfaces of the support member and a shroud member of... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7490471 | Swirler assembly A swirler assembly. The swirler assembly may include a hub, a vane positioned on the hub, and a fuel supply passageway extending from the hub through the vane. The fuel supply passageway may include a substantially triangular shape. ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7464553 | Air-assisted fuel injector for mixer assembly of a gas turbine engine combustor A mixer assembly for use in a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine includes a pilot mixer, a main mixer, and a fuel manifold positioned between the pilot mixer and main mixer. The pilot mixer includes an annular pilot housing having a hollow interior and a pil... | 12/16/2008 |
