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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Michael Anthony Benjamin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Joshua Tyler Mook, Loveland, OH (US);
Sean James Henderson, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Ramon Martinez, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A fuel nozzle includes an outer body extending parallel to a centerline axis, having a generally cylindrical exterior surface, forward and aft ends, and a plurality of openings through the exterior surface. The fuel nozzle further includes an inner body inside the outer body, cooperating with the outer body to define an annular space, and a main injection ring inside the annular space, the main injection ring including fuel posts extending therefrom. Each fuel post is aligned with one of the openings and separated from the opening by a perimeter gap which communicates with the annular space. There is a circumferential main fuel gallery in the main injection ring, and a plurality of main fuel orifices, wherein each orifice communicates with the main fuel gallery and extends through one of the fuel posts.