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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2012
Lucas John Stoia, Taylors, SC (US);
Bryan Wesley Romig, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Thomas Edward Johnson, Greer, SC (US);
Christian Xavier Stevenson, Inman, SC (US);
Lucas John Stoia, Taylors, SC (US);
Bryan Wesley Romig, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Thomas Edward Johnson, Greer, SC (US);
Christian Xavier Stevenson, Inman, SC (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for supplying a working fluid to a combustor includes a fuel nozzle, a combustion chamber downstream from the fuel nozzle, and a flow sleeve that circumferentially surrounds the combustion chamber. Injectors circumferentially arranged around the flow sleeve provide fluid communication through the flow sleeve and into the combustion chamber. A valve upstream from the injectors has a first position that permits working fluid flow to the injectors and a second position that prevents working fluid flow to the injectors. A method for supplying a working fluid to a combustor includes flowing a working fluid through a combustion chamber, diverting a portion of the working fluid through injectors circumferentially arranged around the combustion chamber, and operating a valve upstream from the injectors to control the working fluid flow through the injectors.