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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Donald Mark Bailey, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Lucas John Stoia, Taylors, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A fuel nozzle assembly includes a flange body including a stem. The flange body defines a flow passage therethrough. The fuel nozzle assembly further includes a conduit assembly having an inner tube that is disposed within an outer tube. A purge passage is defined radially between the inner tube and the outer tube and a fuel passage is defined within the inner tube. The outer tube and the inner tube are connected to the stem with the inner tube being connected to the stem via a flexible coupling disposed within the purge passage. The purge passage is in fluid communication with an inlet flow plenum and with a plurality of premix tubes of the fuel nozzle assembly.