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Gas turbine combustor dome with integrated flare swirler

US11635209B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Perumallu Vukanti · Bengaluru, IN
Pradeep Naik · Kanchinakote, IN
Sripathi Mohan · Bengaluru, IN
Karthikeyan Sampath · Bengaluru, IN
Steven C. Vise · Loveland, US
Shai Birmaher · Cincinnati, US
Saket Singh · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 27, 2022
Grant date	Apr 25, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 27, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF23R3/286
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A swirler assembly includes a swirler having a primary swirler and a secondary swirler, and a flare connected the secondary swirler, and a dome disposed radially outward of the flare. A flare oxidizer flow passage is defined by a flare outer surface and a dome inner surface, and the flare oxidizer flow passage includes a swirl inducing member therewithin that induces a swirled flow of an oxidizer passing through the flare oxidizer flow passage into a combustion chamber.

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