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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1992
Richard Borkowicz, Westminster, MD (US);
David T Foss, Schenectady, NY (US);
Daniel M Popa, Schenectady, NY (US);
Warren J Mick, Altamont, NY (US);
Jeffery A Lovett, Scotia, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
In a gas turbine (10), a plurality of combustors (14), each having a plurality of fuel nozzles (32) arranged about a longitudinal axis of the combustor, and a single combustion zone (70), each fuel nozzle having a diffusion passage (74) and a premix passage (60), the premix passage communicating with a plurality of premix fuel distribution tubes (66) located within a dedicated premix tube (46) adapted to mix the premix fuel and combustion air prior to entry into the single combustion zone (70) located downstream of the premix tube (46).