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Controlled-leak combustor grommet

US9803863B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

20Claims

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Assignee

Solar Turbines Incorporated · US

Inventors

Crosby Hayhurst Johnson · San Diego, US
Yong Weon Kim · San Diego, US
Ted Edwin Groocock · Chula Vista, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 13, 2015
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 4, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF23R2900/00014
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A grommet for a combustor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The grommet includes a lower platform and a raised platform. The lower platform includes a plurality of top slots located in the top surface and a plurality of bottom slots located in the bottom surface. Each top slot and bottom slot may extend radially along the lower platform. The plurality of top slots may be spaced equidistantly from one another along the circumference of the lower platform. The plurality of bottom slots may be spaced equidistantly from one another along the circumference of the lower platform.

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