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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2014
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Christopher Zdzislaw Twardochleb, Alpine, CA (US);
Rasoul Z. Paydar, San Diego, CA (US);
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A fuel injector for a combustor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The fuel injector includes a gas gallery and a gas passage. The gas gallery is an annular passage configured to circumferentially distribute gas fuel. The gas passage includes an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is distal to the gas gallery and includes an inlet area with a circular shape. The outlet adjoins the gas gallery and includes an outlet area including an annular sector shape. The gas passage is configured to diffuse the gas fuel and discharge the gas fuel from the outlet and into the gas gallery.