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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
David H. Bretz, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Assignee:
Delavan Inc, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 5/02 ; B05B 7/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 5/02 ; B05B 7/10 ;
Abstract
A fuel injector for a gas turbine is disclosed which includes a nozzle body having a discharge portion defining a discharge orifice, the discharge portion including a fuel circuit for directing a hollow fuel film toward the discharge orifice from a fuel pump associated with the gas turbine, and an air assist circuit for directing pressurized air from a source external to the gas turbine toward the fuel film upstream from the discharge orifice to impinge on an inner surface of the fuel film issuing from the discharge orifice.