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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
James Harold Westmoreland, Greer, SC (US);
Patrick Benedict Melton, Horse Shoe, NC (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/12 (2006.01); F23R 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/286 (2013.01); F23R 3/283 (2013.01); F23R 2900/00019 (2013.01); Y10T 29/494 (2015.01);
Abstract
A system includes an end cover for a multi-tube fuel nozzle. The end cover includes a first side, a second side disposed opposite the first side, a plurality of fuel injectors disposed on the first side, and at least one pre-orifice disposed within a passage within the end cover between the first and second sides. The pre-orifice is configured to be removed through the end cover from the second side.