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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2006
Robert J. Bland, Oviedo, FL (US);
John Battaglioli, Glenville, NY (US);
Anil Gulati, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Stephen Ramier, Burlington, CA;
Robert J. Bland, Oviedo, FL (US);
John Battaglioli, Glenville, NY (US);
Anil Gulati, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Stephen Ramier, Burlington, CA;
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A burner () of a gas turbine engine () includes a cylindrical basket () comprising an air flow reversal region (). The flow reversal region ends at an air inlet plane () of the basket. The burner also includes a flow conditioner () disposed in the flow reversal region transecting an air flow () flowing non-uniformly through the flow reversal region, the flow conditioner being effective to mitigate variation of the air flow entering the basket across the inlet plane.