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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2011
Kevin Weston Mcmahan, Greer, SC (US);
Ronald James Chila, Greenville, SC (US);
David Richard Johns, Greenville, SC (US);
Kevin Weston McMahan, Greer, SC (US);
Ronald James Chila, Greenville, SC (US);
David Richard Johns, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A turbine assembly includes a fuel nozzle configured to mix fuel and air and a transition nozzle oriented to receive the fuel and air mixture from the fuel nozzle. The transition nozzle includes a transition portion and a nozzle portion integrally formed with the transition portion. The transition nozzle includes a plurality of openings oriented to channel air to facilitate cooling the transition portion and/or the nozzle portion. The transition portion is oriented to channel combustion gases towards the nozzle portion.