Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Consumable support structures for additively manufactured combustor components
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Application No.: US16152136Application Date: 2018-10-04
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Publication No.: US10941944B2Publication Date: 2021-03-09
- Inventor: Lawrence Binek
- Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
- Main IPC: F23R3/60
- IPC: F23R3/60 ; F23R3/28 ; F23R3/00 ; F02K3/06 ; F23R3/34

Abstract:
An additively manufactured combustor shell may comprise a radially outward surface, a radially inward surface opposite the radially outward surface, and an injector port defining a fuel injection channel. The injector port may comprise an inlet structure extending from the radially outward surface, and an outlet structure may extending from the radially inward surface. A support structure may extend between the outlet structure and the radially inward surface. The support structure may be configured to vaporize upon ignition of a fuel within the combustion chamber.
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