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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
May. 10, 2012
Michael John Hughes, Greer, SC (US);
Thomas Edward Johnson, Greer, SC (US);
Jonathan Dwight Berry, Simpsonville, SC (US);
William David York, Greer, SC (US);
Michael John Hughes, Greer, SC (US);
Thomas Edward Johnson, Greer, SC (US);
Jonathan Dwight Berry, Simpsonville, SC (US);
William David York, Greer, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system includes a multi-tube fuel nozzle with a fuel nozzle body and a plurality of tubes. The fuel nozzle body includes a nozzle wall surrounding a chamber. The plurality of tubes extend through the chamber, wherein each tube of the plurality of tubes includes an air intake portion, a fuel intake portion, and an air-fuel mixture outlet portion. The multi-tube fuel nozzle also includes a differential configuration of the air intake portions among the plurality of tubes.