Combustor with a lean pre-nozzle fuel injection system
US8991187B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23C2900/9901
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present application provides for a combustor for combusting a flow of fuel and a flow of air. The combustor may include a number of fuel nozzles, a lean pre-nozzle fuel injection system positioned upstream of the fuel nozzles, and a premixing annulus positioned between the fuel nozzles and the lean pre-nozzle fuel injection system to premix the flow of fuel and the flow of air.
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