Combustor for a low-emissions gas turbine engine
US6098397A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23R2900/03045
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Many government entities regulated emission from gas turbine engines including CO. CO production is generally reduced when CO reacts with excess oxygen at elevated temperatures to form CO2. Many manufactures use film cooling of a combustor liner adjacent to a combustion zone to increase durability of the combustion liner. Film cooling quenches reactions of CO with excess oxygen to form CO2. Cooling the combustor liner on a cold side (backside) away from the combustion zone reduces quenching. Furthermore, placing a plurality of concavities on the cold side enhances the cooling of the combustor liner. Concavities result in very little pressure reduction such that air used to cool the combustor liner may also be used in the combustion zone. An expandable combustor housing maintains a predetermined distance between the combustor housing and combustor liner.
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