Method and apparatus for purging of gas turbine injectors
US5701732A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23D2209/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The purging of residual fuel. In gas turbine combustor fuel injectors is disclosed in which the fuel injector includes a fuel element having a first and second fuel passage for discharging the fuel to the combustor of the gas turbine. Upon interruption of the fuel to the fuel element, high pressure air is passed through an air passage to the first fuel passage to force the fuel in the reverse direction through the first fuel passage, through the second fuel passage, and discharge the residual fuel in each of the passages to the combustor through the second fuel passage.
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