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Fuel nozzles with water injection for gas turbine engines

US4395874A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 1980
Grant dateAug 2, 1983
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23D11/38
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pressure atomizing fuel nozzle of the type that has a primary and secondary fuel system for a gas turbine engine and includes air swirl means and water injection is designed so that the water laden airstream is swirling in the same direction as both the fuels egressing from the primary fuel system and the secondary fuel system.

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