The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2024
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Michael T. Bucaro, Arvada, CO (US);
Clayton S. Cooper, Evendale, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/28 (2006.01); F23R 3/00 (2006.01); F23R 3/06 (2006.01); F23R 3/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/286 (2013.01); F23R 3/002 (2013.01); F23R 3/06 (2013.01); F23R 3/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbine engine and associated methods for a combustor as shown and described. The turbine engine including a combustor with a combustor liner having dilution openings and a geometry that changes along an axial direction. The combustor further having a baffle surrounding a combustor liner defining a combustion chamber of the combustor. A method for controlling nitrogen oxides within the combustor, including injecting compressed air into the annular combustion chamber through any of the dilution openings described herein.