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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
May. 09, 2008
William Kirk Hessler, Greer, SC (US);
William Kirk Hessler, Greer, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for fabricating a fuel nozzle assembly includes providing a nozzle portion including a fuel passageway defined about a center axis of the fuel nozzle assembly. A longitudinal axis of a first peg is oriented to intersect the fuel nozzle assembly center axis such that a first plane is defined. The first peg defines a first opening having a centerline intersecting the first peg longitudinal axis and obliquely oriented with respect to the first plane. The first peg is coupled in flow communication with the fuel passageway such that the first peg extends radially outward from the nozzle portion and such that the first opening is configured to direct a flow of fuel in an oblique direction with respect to the fuel nozzle assembly center axis to facilitate fuel mixing.