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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1998
David L. Burrus, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Arthur W. Johnson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A fuel injection system for a gas turbine engine combustor, wherein the combustor includes a dome inlet module having a plurality of flow passages formed therein and at least one cavity formed in a liner downstream of said dome inlet module. The fuel injection system includes a fuel supply and a plurality of fuel injector bars positioned circumferentially around and interfacing with the inlet dome module. The fuel injector bars are in flow communication with the fuel supply, with each of the fuel injector bars further including a body portion having an upstream end a downstream end, and a pair of sides. A plurality of injectors formed in the body portion and in flow communication with the fuel supply, whereby fuel is provided to the dome inlet module flow passages and/or the cavity through the fuel injector bars.