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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2003
James R. Geschwindt, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Robin J. Guthrie, East Hartford, CT (US);
George S. Hirko, Jr., Manchester, CT (US);
Jeremy P. Meyers, Austin, TX (US);
Carl A. Reiser, Stonington, CT (US);
Javier Resto, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Yu Wang, Avon, IN (US);
John H. Whiton, South Windsor, CT (US);
Leslie L. Van Dine, Manchester, CT (US);
Elizabeth A. Allen, Tempe, AZ (US);
Deliang Yang, Torrance, CA (US);
James R. Geschwindt, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Robin J. Guthrie, East Hartford, CT (US);
George S. Hirko, Jr., Manchester, CT (US);
Jeremy P. Meyers, Austin, TX (US);
Carl A. Reiser, Stonington, CT (US);
Javier Resto, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Yu Wang, Avon, IN (US);
John H. Whiton, South Windsor, CT (US);
Leslie L. Van Dine, Manchester, CT (US);
Elizabeth A. Allen, Tempe, AZ (US);
Deliang Yang, Torrance, CA (US);
UTC Power Corporation, South Windsor, CT (US);
Abstract
An inlet fuel distributor (-) has a permeable baffle () between a fuel supply pipe () and a fuel inlet manifold () causing fuel to be uniformly distributed along the length of the fuel inlet manifold. A surface () may cause impinging fuel to turn and flow substantially omnidirectionally improving its uniformity. Recycle fuel may be provided () into the flow downstream of the fuel inlet distributor. During startup, fuel or inert gas within the inlet fuel distributor and the fuel inlet manifold may be vented through an exhaust valve () in response to a controller () so as to present a uniform fuel front to the inlets of the fuel flow fields ().