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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2013
Peter John Stuttaford, Jupiter, FL (US);
Stephen Jorgensen, Palm City, FL (US);
Yan Chen, Woodinville, WA (US);
Hany Rizkalla, Stuart, FL (US);
Khalid Oumejjoud, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Mirko R. Bothien, Zurich, CH;
Peter John Stuttaford, Jupiter, FL (US);
Stephen Jorgensen, Palm City, FL (US);
Yan Chen, Woodinville, WA (US);
Hany Rizkalla, Stuart, FL (US);
Khalid Oumejjoud, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Mirko R. Bothien, Zurich, CH;
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD., Baden, CH;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a novel apparatus and method for operating a gas turbine combustor having a structural configuration proximate a pilot region of the combustor which seeks to minimize the onset of thermo acoustic dynamics. The pilot region of the combustor includes a generally cylindrical extension having an outlet end with an irregular profile which incorporates asymmetries into the system so as to destroy any coherent structures.