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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2011
Timothy A. Fox, Hamilton, CA;
Steven Williams, Charlotte, NC (US);
Ulrich Wörz, Oviedo, FL (US);
Jaap Van Kampen, Roermond, NL;
Timothy A. Fox, Hamilton, CA;
Steven Williams, Charlotte, NC (US);
Ulrich Wörz, Oviedo, FL (US);
Jaap Van Kampen, Roermond, NL;
Siemens Atkiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
Disclosed is a gas turbine fuel injector and swirler assembly, including: a delivery tube structure arranged on a central axis of the fuel injector and swirler assembly, a first fuel supply channel arranged in the delivery tube structure, a shroud surrounding the delivery tube structure, swirl vanes arranged between the delivery tube structure and the shroud, a radial passage in each swirl vane, communicating with the first fuel supply channel, a set of apertures open between the radial passage and the exterior surface of said each swirl vane, wherein a second fuel supply channel is arranged in the delivery tube structure extending to a downstream end of the delivery tube structure and a mixer with lobes for fuel injection is arranged at the downstream end. Further disclosed is an assembly method for assembling a fuel injector and swirler assembly.