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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jason Thurman Stewart, Greenville, SC (US);
Christopher Paul Keener, Greenville, SC (US);
Heath Michael Ostebee, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system including a multi-tube fuel nozzle, including a plurality of tubes extending in an axial direction relative to a central axis of the multi-tube fuel nozzle, wherein each tube of the plurality of tubes includes an air inlet, a fuel inlet, and a fuel-air mixture outlet; and an inlet flow conditioner, including a plate extending in a radial direction relative to the central axis of the multi-tube fuel nozzle; an outer wall extending circumferentially about the plate, wherein the outer wall is coupled to the plate; and a plurality of air openings in the plate, the outer wall, or a combination thereof, wherein the plurality of air openings are disposed upstream from the air inlets in the plurality of tubes.