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Combustion chamber with air injector systems formed as a continuation of the combustor cooling passages

US5832732A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 12, 1996
Grant dateNov 10, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 12, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23C2900/07002
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an annular combustion chamber (1), which essentially comprises a plenum (7) for receiving a compressor air flow, burners (100) placed inside the plenum (7), a combustion space (122) arranged downstream of the plenum (7), and a cooling-air-carrying duct (2, 3) encasing the combustion space (122) and leading into the plenum (7), injector systems (8, 9) are arranged in the region where the coolingair-carrying duct (2, 3) leads into the plenum (7). These injector systems (8, 9) in each case consist of a flow duct as a continuation of the cooling-air-carrying duct (2, 3) and of a number of openings (5a) which are arranged in the peripheral direction of this flow duct and through which acceleration air (5) flows into the cooling-air flow. The effect of a bodiless diffuser is thereby achieved, and the pressure losses which occur given a widening in cross section are minimized.

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