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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 1994
Filed:
May. 31, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas L Dubell, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
James H Shadowen, Riviera Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60 3936 ; 60 3932 ; 60756 ; 60757 ;
Abstract
An annular combustor for a gas turbine engine includes a sector in the primary combustion zone that operates at a reduced level of airflow than the remaining portion of the combustor by providing fixed air openings in the dome or fuel nozzles and in the combustion air admission holes. This allows the combustor to operate at higher fuel/air ratios with a minimum of complexity in the hardware.