Airblast fuel injector
US4773596A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 1987 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23D2900/11101
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel injector assembly for a gas turbine combustor projects a hollow conical spray of fuel. A plurality of discrete surrounding air nozzles 42 project air directly toward the axis 46 of the injector at an angle of 15 degrees, establishing a fuel rich external recirculation zone 52.
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