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公开(公告)号:US20240401809A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-05
申请号:US18805691
申请日:2024-08-15
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Perumallu Vukanti , Pradeep Naik , Clayton S. Cooper , Michael A. Benjamin , Michael T. Bucaro , Manampathy G. Giridharan , Steven C. Vise , Ajoy Patra , Saket Singh , R Narasimha Chiranthan
Abstract: An engine can utilize a combustor to combust fuel to drive the engine. A fuel nozzle assembly can supply fuel to the combustor for combustion or ignition of the fuel. The fuel nozzle assembly can include a swirler and a fuel nozzle to supply a mixture of fuel and air for combustion, which can supply a primary fuel supply and a secondary fuel supply. Increasing efficiency and reducing emission require the use of alternative fuels, which combust at higher temperatures or burn at faster burn speeds than traditional fuels, requiring improved fuel introduction without the occurrence of flame holding or flashback.
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公开(公告)号:US20240401807A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-05
申请号:US18326665
申请日:2023-05-31
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Hiranya Nath , Michael A. Benjamin , Richard W. Stickles , Clayton S. Cooper , Steven C. Vise , Ranganatha Narasimha Chiranthan
Abstract: A turbine engine includes a combustor having a main combustion chamber, an annular dome positioned at a first angle α with respect to a longitudinal centerline axis of the combustor, and a secondary combustion chamber. The secondary combustion chamber is defined by a portion of the annular dome and an aft wall positioned at a second angle β with respect to the longitudinal centerline axis. A pilot mixer is disposed through the annular dome and injects a pilot mixer fuel-air mixture at a pilot mixer fuel-air mixture angle into the main combustion chamber and generates a first recirculation zone. A main mixer is disposed through the aft wall or the annular dome at the secondary combustion chamber. The main mixer injects a main mixer fuel-air mixture at a main mixer fuel-air mixture angle into the secondary combustion chamber to produce combustion gases and generates a second recirculation zone.
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公开(公告)号:US12152779B1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-26
申请号:US18453500
申请日:2023-08-22
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Pradeep Naik , Clayton S. Cooper , Perumallu Vukanti , Michael A. Benjamin , Steven C. Vise , Sripathi Mohan
Abstract: A combustor having a main chamber and a trapped vortex cavity. The main chamber includes an outer liner and an inner liner. The trapped vortex cavity extends from at least one of the outer liner or the inner liner. A plurality of mixing assemblies operably injects a fuel-air mixture into the trapped vortex cavity to produce combustion gases. The trapped vortex cavity injects the combustion gases into the main chamber. A steam system is in fluid communication with the main chamber. The steam system operably injecting steam into the main chamber such that the steam flows downstream of the trapped vortex cavity.
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公开(公告)号:US12130016B1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-29
申请号:US18326647
申请日:2023-05-31
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Hiranya Nath , Clayton S. Cooper , Steven C. Vise , Michael A. Benjamin , Pradeep Naik , Ranganatha Narasimha Chiranthan , Perumallu Vukanti , Sibtosh Pal
Abstract: A combustor for a turbine engine includes a main combustion chamber, an annular dome, and a secondary combustion chamber positioned downstream of the annular dome. A plurality of first mixing assemblies are disposed through the annular dome and include a pilot mixer. The pilot mixer injects a pilot mixer fuel-air mixture axially into the main combustion chamber and generates a first recirculation zone within the main combustion chamber. A plurality of second mixing assemblies are disposed at the secondary combustion chamber axially aft of the first mixing assemblies and include a main mixer. The main mixer injects a main mixer fuel-air mixture into the secondary combustion chamber to produce combustion gases and to generate a second recirculation zone within the secondary combustion chamber axially aft of the first recirculation zone. The secondary combustion chamber injects the combustion gases into the main combustion chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US20230220998A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-13
申请号:US17694978
申请日:2022-03-15
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: Michael T. Bucaro , Clayton S. Cooper
CPC classification number: F23D14/70 , F23R3/06 , F23R3/50 , F23R3/286 , F23D2210/00
Abstract: A turbine engine and associated methods for a combustor as shown and described. The turbine engine including a combustor with a combustor liner having dilution openings and a geometry that changes along an axial direction. The combustor further having a baffle surrounding a combustor liner defining a combustion chamber of the combustor. A method for controlling nitrogen oxides within the combustor, including injecting compressed air into the annular combustion chamber through any of the dilution openings described herein.
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公开(公告)号:US20230194091A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-22
申请号:US17682373
申请日:2022-02-28
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Perumallu Vukanti , Pradeep Naik , Clayton S. Cooper , Michael A. Benjamin , Michael T. Bucaro , Manampathy G. Giridharan , Steven C. Vise , Ajoy Patra , Saket Singh , R Narasimha Chiranthan
Abstract: An engine can utilize a combustor to combust fuel to drive the engine. A fuel nozzle assembly can supply fuel to the combustor for combustion or ignition of the fuel. The fuel nozzle assembly can include a swirler and a fuel nozzle to supply a mixture of fuel and air for combustion, which can supply a primary fuel supply and a secondary fuel supply. Increasing efficiency and reducing emission require the use of alternative fuels, which combust at higher temperatures or burn at faster burn speeds than traditional fuels, requiring improved fuel introduction without the occurrence of flame holding or flashback.
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公开(公告)号:US20220373181A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-24
申请号:US17325938
申请日:2021-05-20
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Joseph Zelina , Clayton S. Cooper , Michael T. Bucaro , Steven C. Vise , John Thomas Herbon
Abstract: A combustor for a turbine engine is provided, the combustor includes an outer liner, an inner liner and a dome that together define a combustion chamber; a diffuser positioned upstream of the combustion chamber, the diffuser being configured to receive air flow from a compressor section and to provide a flow of compressed air to the combustion chamber; and an outer cowl and an inner cowl located upstream of the combustion chamber, the outer cowl and the inner cowl being configured to direct a portion of air flow from the diffuser to the combustion chamber. The diffuser is configured to output air flow having an amount of air pressure maximized at a center of the air flow so as to optimize total air pressure fed to the combustion chamber through the dome.
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公开(公告)号:US20250155124A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-15
申请号:US18507877
申请日:2023-11-13
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Joseph Zelina , Clayton S. Cooper , Sibtosh Pal , Pradeep Naik , Sripathi Mohan , Michael A. Benjamin
Abstract: A turbine engine includes a compressor section for providing a compressed air flow, a fuel system for providing a primary combustor fuel supply, and a secondary combustor fuel supply. A primary combustor, located downstream of the compressor section, combusts the compressed air flow and the primary combustor fuel supply to generate primary combustion products. A turbine section, located downstream of the primary combustor, includes a turbine and a secondary combustor that further combusts the primary combustion products and the fuel from the secondary combustor fuel supply. A steam system provides a steam supply to the secondary combustor. The secondary combustor further combusts the primary combustion products and the secondary combustor fuel supply to generate secondary combustion products, and the turbine section is rotated by the secondary combustor steam supply and the inter-turbine combustion products.
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公开(公告)号:US20250067439A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-27
申请号:US18453506
申请日:2023-08-22
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Pradeep Naik , Clayton S. Cooper , Perumallu Vukanti , Michael A. Benjamin , Steven C. Vise , Sripathi Mohan
IPC: F23R3/28
Abstract: A combustor includes a combustion chamber having an outer liner and an inner liner and defining a first combustion zone, an annular dome coupled to the outer liner and the inner liner, and a trapped vortex cavity extending from at least one of the outer liner or the inner liner and defining a second combustion zone. A plurality of first mixing assemblies are disposed through the annular dome, and operably inject a first fuel-air mixture into the first combustion zone. A plurality of second mixing assemblies are disposed at the trapped vortex cavity, and operably inject a second fuel-air mixture into the second combustion zone defined in the trapped vortex cavity to produce combustion gases. A steam system includes a steam injector in fluid communication with the trapped vortex cavity. The steam injector operably injects steam into the trapped vortex cavity and the steam mixes with the combustion gases.
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公开(公告)号:US20250035311A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-30
申请号:US18804465
申请日:2024-08-14
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Pradeep Naik , Ajoy Patra , Michael T. Bucaro , Perumallu Vukanti , Steven C. Vise , Michael A. Benjamin , Manampathy G. Giridharan , Sakat Singh , Clayton S. Cooper
Abstract: An engine can utilize a combustor to combust fuel to drive the engine. A fuel nozzle assembly can supply fuel to the combustor for combustion or ignition of the fuel. The fuel nozzle assembly can include a swirler and a fuel nozzle to supply a mixture of fuel and air for combustion. The fuel nozzle assembly can be configured to increase lateral provision of fuels to reduce flame scrubbing on combustor liners for the combustor.
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