Conical centerbody for a two stream tangential entry nozzle
US5791562A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23C2900/07002
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A centerbody for a tangential entry nozzle having a longitudinal axis and a radially outer surface including a frustum portion defining the outer surface of a frustum that is coaxial with the longitudinal axis and flares toward the frustum base thereof, and a curved portion which is integral with the frustum portion and preferably defines a portion of the surface generated by rotating a circle which is tangent to the frustum portion and has a center which lies radially outward thereof about the longitudinal axis. The centerbody has a base which includes at least one air supply port extending therethrough, and an internal passageway. The frustum portion tapers towards a discharge orifice of the internal passageway, and terminates at the plane in which the discharge orifice is located. A fuel-lance that is coaxial with the axis and extends through the base and terminates within the internal passageway provides fuel to the air flow in the centerbody.
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