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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2009
David Andrew Helmick, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Thomas Edward Johnson, Greer, SC (US);
William David York, Greer, SC (US);
Benjamin Paul Lacy, Greer, SC (US);
David Andrew Helmick, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Thomas Edward Johnson, Greer, SC (US);
William David York, Greer, SC (US);
Benjamin Paul Lacy, Greer, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of assembling a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes coupling a combustor in flow communication with a compressor such that the combustor receives at least some of the air discharged by the compressor. A fuel nozzle assembly is coupled to the combustor and includes at least one fuel nozzle that includes a plurality of interior surfaces, wherein a thermal barrier coating is applied across at least one of the plurality of interior surfaces to facilitate shielding the interior surfaces from combustion gases.