System for supplying a working fluid to a combustor
US8479518B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23R3/346
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for supplying a working fluid to a combustor includes a fuel nozzle, a combustion chamber downstream from the fuel nozzle, and a flow sleeve that circumferentially surrounds the combustion chamber. A plurality of fuel injectors are circumferentially arranged around the flow sleeve to provide fluid communication through the flow sleeve and into the combustion chamber. A separate cap for each fuel injector defines a separate volume around a different fuel injector outside of the flow sleeve, and a fluid passage through the flow sleeve and into each separate volume provides fluid communication through the flow sleeve and into each separate volume.
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