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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Allen Boardman, Greer, SC (US);
James Harold Westmoreland, III, Greer, SC (US);
Sarah Lori Crothers, Greenville, SC (US);
Ronald James Chila, Greenfield Center, NY (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 1/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/24 (2006.01); F23R 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/24 (2013.01); F23R 3/28 (2013.01); F23R 3/286 (2013.01); F23R 2900/00014 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel nozzle includes a center body that extends axially along an axial centerline for a length. A shroud circumferentially surrounds the center body for at least a portion of the length of the center body. A plurality of helical passages circumferentially surround the center body along at least a portion of the length of the center body, and a fuel port in each helical passage has a different convective time.