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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
William David York, Greer, SC (US);
Thomas Edward Johnson, Greer, SC (US);
Christopher Paul Keener, Woodruff, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/10 (2006.01); F23R 3/28 (2006.01); F23D 14/62 (2006.01); F23D 14/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/286 (2013.01); F23D 14/62 (2013.01); F23D 14/64 (2013.01); F23R 3/10 (2013.01); F23R 3/283 (2013.01);
Abstract
A premixer assembly for mixing air and fuel for combustion includes a plurality of tubes disposed at a head end of a combustor assembly. Also included is a tube of the plurality of tubes, the tube including an inlet end and an outlet end. Further included is at least one non-circular portion of the tube extending along a length of the tube, the at least one non-circular portion having a non-circular cross-section, and the tube having a substantially constant cross-sectional area along its length