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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Sridhar Venkat Kodukulla, Karnataka, IN;
Ronald James Chila, Greer, SC (US);
Sarah Lori Crothers, Greenville, SC (US);
Shreekrishna Jayakumar Rao, Atlanta, GA (US);
Shivakumar Srinivasan, Greer, SC (US);
Sridhar Venkat Kodukulla, Karnataka, IN;
Ronald James Chila, Greer, SC (US);
Sarah Lori Crothers, Greenville, SC (US);
Shreekrishna Jayakumar Rao, Atlanta, GA (US);
Shivakumar Srinivasan, Greer, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A turbomachine combustor assembly includes a combustor body, and a combustor liner arranged within the combustor body and defining a combustion chamber. The combustor liner includes a venturi portion arranged within the combustion chamber. A fluid passage is defined between the combustor body and the combustor liner, and at least one turbulator is arranged in the fluid passage. The at least one turbulator is configured and disposed to create vortices in the fluid passage. A vortex modification system is arranged at the fluid passage and is configured and disposed to disrupt the vortices in the fluid passage.