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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2009
Paul Stephen Dimascio, Greer, SC (US);
Monty Lee Harned, Houston, TX (US);
Paul Stephen Dimascio, Greer, SC (US);
Monty Lee Harned, Houston, TX (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of methods and apparatus for providing a sacrificial shield for a fuel injector are provided. According to one example embodiment, a method for shielding a fuel injector associated with a combustion device is provided. The method can include providing at least one shield support device operable to mount to a tip of a fuel injector. The method can also include mounting a plurality of shields to the at least one support device, wherein each of the plurality of shields is spaced apart from each respective adjacent shield by at least one segmentation, and wherein each of the plurality of shields is operable to reduce heat exposure to the tip of the fuel injector.