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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, QC, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/26 (2006.01); F02P 23/04 (2006.01); F02C 7/264 (2006.01); F02C 7/266 (2006.01); F23R 3/00 (2006.01); F23R 3/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/264 (2013.01); F02C 7/266 (2013.01); F02P 23/04 (2013.01); F23R 3/002 (2013.01); F23R 3/50 (2013.01); F23R 2900/00006 (2013.01);
Abstract
The combustor has a laser ignitor mounted to the casing, remotely from the liner of the combustion chamber. The laser ignitor has an igniter beam path for igniting the fuel and air mixture in the combustion chamber, the igniter beam path extending at least partially across the air plenum surrounding the liner and into the combustion chamber through a corresponding beam path aperture provided in the liner.