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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary Lee North, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Willard James Dodds, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/10 ; F23R 3/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/10 ; F23R 3/12 ;
Abstract
A combustor for a gas turbine includes a dome assembly that facilitates extending a useful life of the combustor in a cost-effective and reliable manner. The dome assembly includes a dome plate and a heat shield coupled to the dome plate. The dome plate includes an impingement baffle and an opening extending therethrough and sized to receive a fuel injector. The impingement baffle also includes a plurality of cooling openings in flow communication with the heat shield that direct cooling airflow for impingement cooling and film cooling of the heat shield.