The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2012
Won-wook Kim, Simponsville, SC (US);
Kevin Weston Mcmahan, Greer, SC (US);
Jaime Javier Maldonado, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Won-Wook Kim, Simponsville, SC (US);
Kevin Weston McMahan, Greer, SC (US);
Jaime Javier Maldonado, Simpsonville, SC (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present application provides a combustion system for use with a cooling flow. The combustion system may include a head end, an aft end, a transition nozzle extending from the head end to the aft end, and an impingement sleeve surrounding the transition nozzle. The impingement sleeve may define a first cavity in communication with the head end for a first portion of the cooling flow and a second cavity in communication with the aft end for a second portion of the cooling flow. The transition nozzle may include a number of cooling holes thereon in communication with the second portion of the cooling flow.