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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2011
Patrick Benedict Melton, Horse Shoe, NC (US);
Scott Robert Simmons, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Russell Deforest, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Donald Mark Bailey, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Patrick Benedict Melton, Horse Shoe, NC (US);
Scott Robert Simmons, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Russell DeForest, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Donald Mark Bailey, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A combustor nozzle includes a downstream surface having an axial centerline. A plurality of passages extend through the downstream surface and provide fluid communication through the downstream surface. A plurality of slits are included in the downstream surface, and each slit connects to at least two passages. A method for modifying a combustor nozzle includes machining a plurality of slits in a downstream side of a body. The method further includes connecting each slit to at least two passages that pass through the body.