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Pilot/main fuel shifting in an axial staged combustor for a gas turbine engine

US10738704B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 3, 2016
Grant dateAug 11, 2020
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/60
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A combustor a gas turbine engine includes an axial fuel injection system in communication with a combustion chamber, the axial fuel injection system operable to supply a first percentage of fuel and a radial fuel injection system that communicates with the combustion chamber downstream of the axial fuel injection system, the radial fuel injection system operable to supply a second percentage of fuel, the first percentage and the second percentage of fuel scheduled in response to an engine operating parameter.

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