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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2024
Applicant:
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Dominic Mongillo, Jr., West Hartford, CT (US);
Christopher Whitfield, Manchester, CT (US);
Tracy Propheter-Hinckley, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Assignee:
RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/04 (2006.01); F23R 3/00 (2006.01); F23R 3/02 (2006.01); F23R 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/04 (2013.01); F23R 3/002 (2013.01); F23R 3/02 (2013.01); F23R 3/06 (2013.01); F23R 2900/03041 (2013.01); F23R 2900/03042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A grommet may define a dilution hole in a combustor panel. The grommet may comprise a ridge having a stepped geometry formed about an inner diameter of the grommet, the ridge comprising a passage. The passage may comprise an outlet. The ridge may further comprise a fillet about the inner diameter of the grommet, wherein the outlet is configured to direct a cooling flow circumferentially along the fillet and fill the ridge with the cooling flow.