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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2007
Benjamin Paul Lacy, Greer, SC (US);
Gilbert Otto Kraemer, Greer, SC (US);
Balachandar Varatharajan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ertan Yilmaz, Albany, NY (US);
John Joseph Lipinski, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Willy Steve Ziminsky, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Benjamin Paul Lacy, Greer, SC (US);
Gilbert Otto Kraemer, Greer, SC (US);
Balachandar Varatharajan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ertan Yilmaz, Albany, NY (US);
John Joseph Lipinski, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Willy Steve Ziminsky, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for assembling a gas turbine combustor system is provided. The method includes providing a combustion liner including a center axis, an outer wall, a first end, and a second end. The outer wall is orientated substantially parallel to the center axis. The method also includes coupling a transition piece to the liner second end. The transition piece includes an outer wall. The method further includes coupling a plurality of lean-direct injectors along at least one of the liner outer wall and the transition piece outer wall such that the injectors are spaced axially apart along the wall.