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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shigemi Mandai, Hyogo, JP;
Masaaki Matsuura, Hyogo, JP;
Keijirou Saitoh, Hyogo, JP;
Katsunori Tanaka, Hyogo, JP;
Wataru Akizuki, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/26 ;
Abstract
A pilot nozzle diffusion-injects a fuel. A pilot swirler swirls a pilot air around the pilot nozzle. An air guide is arranged between the outer surface of the pilot nozzle and the pilot swirler. The air guide extends from the pilot swirler to a tip of the pilot nozzle. The air guide has a tip that protrudes beyond the tip of the pilot nozzle and this the tip of the air guide is bent away from a center of the pilot nozzle.