General Electric Company

Charles Richard Nyberg, Ii

William Kirk Hessler

A method of fabricating a fuel nozzle is provided. The method includes providing a unitary portion of material including a first end face, a second end face, and a body extending therebetween. A passageway is fabricated to extend from the first end face to the second end face along a centerline of the portion of material. The method further includes fabricating a plurality of concentrically-aligned channels within the first end face, and fabricating a plurality of inlets that extend through at least one of the second end face and an outer surface of the body to at least one of the passageway and one of the plurality of channels.

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Greenville, SC, United States of America

Charles Richard Nyberg, Ii