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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Niskayuna, NY (US);
Joseph Vincent Citeno, Greenville, SC (US);
Thomas Edward Johnson, Greer, SC (US);
Willy Steve Ziminsky, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Niskayuna, NY (US);
Joseph Vincent Citeno, Greenville, SC (US);
Thomas Edward Johnson, Greer, SC (US);
Willy Steve Ziminsky, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A combustor includes a central fuel nozzle assembly and a plurality of outer fuel nozzle assemblies, each of the plurality of outer fuel nozzle assemblies having a center body and an outer shroud, the plurality of outer fuel nozzle assemblies being configured to abut one another in a surrounding relationship to the central cylinder such that no gaps are present between any two abutting ones of the plurality of outer fuel nozzle assemblies. One or more of the plurality of fuel nozzle assemblies may traverse axially back and forth according to embodiments of the invention.