Reduced center burner in multi-burner combustor and method for operating the combustor
US7185494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E20/34
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A single stage combustor for a gas turbine having an annular array of outer fuel nozzles arranged about a center axis of the combustor; a center fuel nozzle aligned with the center axis, wherein the center fuel nozzle is substantially smaller than each of the outer fuel nozzles, wherein the combustor includes a pre-mix operating mode in which the center nozzle receives a fuel rich air-fuel mixture.
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