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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2005
Applicant:
Thomas John Chipman Rogers, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas John Chipman Rogers, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Solar Turbines Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/36 (2006.01); F23R 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel nozzle for a turbine engine is disclosed. The fuel nozzle has a common axis, a body portion disposed about the common axis, a barrel portion located radially outward from the body portion. The fuel nozzle also has at least one swirler vane disposed between the body portion and the barrel portion and a liquid fuel jet disposed within the at least one swirler vane. The at least one swirler vane is configured to radially redirect an axial flow of air. The liquid fuel jet is configured to inject liquid fuel in a radial direction relative to the common axis.