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Torch assembly

US5636511A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 6, 1995
Grant dateJun 10, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23D2900/00014
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The conventional gas turbine combustor is improved by mounting a pilot flame producing torch in a wall of the combustor to project a flame into the combustor as a means of ignition. The torch preferably is a catalytic igniter which will operate over a wide range of air/fuel ratios.

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