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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Heath Michael Ostebee, Piedmont, SC (US);
Willy Steve Ziminsky, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Thomas Edward Johnson, Greer, SC (US);
Christopher Paul Keener, Woodruff, SC (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/28 (2006.01); F02C 7/22 (2006.01); F23R 3/10 (2006.01); F23C 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/22 (2013.01); F23C 5/06 (2013.01); F23R 3/10 (2013.01); F23R 3/283 (2013.01); F23R 3/286 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application provides a variable volume combustor for use with a gas turbine engine. The variable volume combustor may include a liner, a number of micro-mixer fuel nozzles positioned within the liner, and a linear actuator so as to maneuver the micro-mixer fuel nozzles axially along the liner.