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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
May. 06, 2009
Mark Allan Hadley, Greenville, SC (US);
John Lipinski, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Jesse Ellis Barton, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Mark Allan Hadley, Greenville, SC (US);
John Lipinski, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Jesse Ellis Barton, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A fuel nozzle tip for use with a combustor and a method of assembling the fuel nozzle tip are provided. The fuel nozzle tip includes a fuel tube and an air collar coupled to the fuel tube. The fuel tube includes a first plurality of circumferentially-spaced fuel openings and a second plurality of circumferentially-spaced fuel openings. The fuel tube is configured to channel fuel into a mixing zone defined within the combustor. The air collar includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced air openings configured to discharge air into the mixing zone.