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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Charles B Graves, Avon, IN (US);
William G Cummings, III, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Russell N Bennett, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jun Shi, Carmel, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/00 (2006.01); F23R 3/50 (2006.01); F23R 3/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/002 (2013.01); F23R 3/007 (2013.01); F23R 2900/00017 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49229 (2015.01);
Abstract
A combustor adapted for use in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The combustor includes a metallic shell forming a cavity and a ceramic liner arranged in the cavity of the metallic shell. The ceramic liner defines a combustion chamber in which fuel is burned during operation of a gas turbine engine. The ceramic liner includes a plurality of ceramic tiles mounted to the metallic shell and arranged to shield the metallic shell from heat generated in the combustion chamber.