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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gilbert Farmer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel Dale Brown, Fairfield, OH (US);
Myron Edward Rutherford, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 2/512 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 2/512 ;
Abstract
A multi-hole cooled combustor liner is provided which reduces hot streaks and associated material distress in the liner. Areas of increased cooling hole density are disposed upstream of the primary dilution holes and in circumferential alignment with fuel cup centers. Additional cooling holes are provided in between primary dilution holes are arranged in alternating pairs of circumferentially angled holes so as to provide a converging cooling air flow in the downstream direction.