Combustor dome for gas turbine engine
US6725667B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23R3/50
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A combustor for a gas turbine engine having a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, including an inner liner, an outer liner spaced radially from the inner liner, an annular dome connected to the inner and outer liners, a plurality of air/fuel mixers connected to the dome and circumferentially spaced within the dome, an outer cowl connected to the outer liner, and an inner cowl connected to the inner liner, wherein a combustion chamber is formed by the inner liner, the outer liner and the dome. The dome further includes a first end connected to a liner of the combustor, a second end spaced radially from the first end, a first portion extending rearwardly from the first end adjacent the liner, a second portion extending rearwardly from the second end and flaring radially outward from the longitudinal axis, and a nonlinear third portion connecting the first and second dome portions.
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