Thimble assemblies for introducing a cross-flow into a secondary combustion zone
US10816203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23R2900/03341
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thimble assembly, which directs fluid flow through a combustor liner, includes a thimble boss and a thimble. The thimble boss is mounted an outer surface of the liner and surrounds a liner opening, thus defining a thimble boss passage. The thimble is disposed through the passage and the liner opening. The thimble wall extends from an inlet portion to an outlet of the thimble. The inlet portion has a greater diameter than the outlet and defines an inlet plane and a parallel intermediate plane. A terminal plane, parallel to the intermediate plane, includes an array of points most distant from a corresponding array of points defining the intermediate plane. The thimble wall has a non-uniform length, such that the outlet of the thimble is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the terminal plane. The thimble wall may have an arcuate shape defined as one-fourth of an ellipse.
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