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. 05, 2026
Filed:
May. 09, 2024
GE Infrastructure Technology Llc, Greenville, SC (US);
Bradley D. Crawley, Greenville, SC (US);
Michael J. Hughes, State College, PA (US);
Wei Zhao, Greer, SC (US);
GE Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US);
Abstract
An axial fuel stage (AFS) injector includes a mixing member including axially elongated mixing chambers in fluid communication with a combustion liner of a combustor, and fuel injectors in opposing side walls of the mixing chambers. A high-pressure (HP) air injection member defines a set of HP air jets spaced from the inlet of each mixing chamber. A fuel plenum in the mixing member delivers fuel from a fuel source to each set of fuel injectors. Each set of HP air jets directs a HP air from a HP air source and, in some embodiments, to draw a low-pressure (LP) air from a LP air source to direct the LP air with the HP air into the inlet of a respective mixing chamber where fuel is injected. The axially elongated mixing chambers direct the air-fuel mixture into the combustion liner for combustion in a secondary combustion zone thereof.