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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
May. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Simon Ralph Sanderson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Paolo Graziosi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/04 ;
Abstract
A flow control device for a combustor is provided in which the flow control device comprises a shroud having a first end and a second end wherein the second end is coupled to the combustor. The shroud is disposed to receive a primary fluid and disposed to direct the primary fluid into the combustor. In addition, the shroud further comprises a plurality of ports disposed therein wherein the ports are oriented to extract a portion of a flow from a flow path of the primary fluid so as to control a flow rate of the primary fluid through the shroud.