Fuel injector
US8297057B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23R3/286
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel injector head for a gas turbine engine the head having a pilot injector and a main injector located radially outwardly of the pilot injector. A concentric splitter separates the pilot injector from the main injector and has a toroid chamber which is supplied with air in use to generate a toroidal flow which delays mixing of the pilot and main air flows.
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