公开(公告)号：US20160356501A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：US15239993

申请日：2016-08-18

申请人： FGC Plasma Solutions LLC

发明人： Felipe Gomez del Campo

IPC分类号： F23R3/28 ,  F23R3/14

CPC分类号： F23R3/286 ,  F02C7/264 ,  F02C7/266 ,  F23C99/001 ,  F23C2900/99005 ,  F23D2207/00 ,  F23D2209/20 ,  F23R3/12 ,  F23R3/14 ,  F23R2900/00008 ,  F23R2900/00009

摘要： An apparatus and method for assisting with the combustion of fuel are described. The apparatus includes a swirler assembly and a fuel nozzle. Fuel is directed into a fuel nozzle mixing chamber and combines with air therein to form a fuel-air mixture. At least one plasma generator, at least partially within the fuel nozzle, generates an at least one of an at least partially ionized air-fuel mixture and an at least partially dissociated air-fuel mixture (“at least partially I/D air-fuel mixture”) via a plasma generator discharge. A combustion chamber inlet admits the at least partially I/D air-fuel mixture from the plasma generator into a combustion chamber internal volume. Combustion air flows through the swirler body and into the combustion chamber internal volume. Combustion of the at least partially I/D air-fuel mixture with the combustion air occurs at least partially within the combustion chamber internal volume to responsively produce products.