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Fuel nozzle with combined radial and axial bellows

US5307635A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 1992
Grant dateMay 3, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23D2211/00
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel nozzle for the combustor of gas turbine engines includes evacuated radial and axial bellows concentrically mounted to the fuel passages to prevent coking of the fuel passages and maintain the structural integrity of the integral parts and particularly the weld joints and the method of construction is disclosed.

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