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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Gregory Boardman, Owens Cross Roads, AL (US);
Assignee:
RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 3/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 3/30 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/35 (2013.01); F05D 2270/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for operating a turbine engine. During this method, fuel is injected into a combustion chamber of a combustor of the turbine engine. The combustion chamber extends circumferentially around a centerline. The fuel is combusted within the combustion chamber. Steam is introduced into the combustion chamber in an asymmetric pattern around the centerline.