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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Thomas Edward Johnson, Greer, SC (US);
Kaitlin Marie Graham, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A fuel nozzle assembly for a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The fuel nozzle assembly may include a fuel injector including an outer jacket having a first end and a second end with a threaded surface disposed therebetween. The first end of the fuel injector may include a cylindrical sealing surface. The fuel nozzle assembly also may include an annular hub including an aperture having a first end and a second end with a threaded surface disposed therebetween. The aperture may be configured to at least partially house the fuel injector therein and includes a conical seat about the first end. The cylindrical sealing surface may swage inward along the conical seat to form a seal therebetween as the liquid fuel injector is threaded into the aperture.