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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Gregory Allen Boardman, Greer, SC (US);
Patrick Benedict Melton, Horse Shoe, NC (US);
James Harold Westmoreland, Greer, SC (US);
Ronald James Chila, Schenectady, NY (US);
Sarah Lori Crothers, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for premixing fuel and air prior to combustion within a combustion chamber. The system includes a plurality of fuel injectors and a plurality of mixing tubes, wherein each mixing tube has a first portion for receiving one of the plurality of fuel injectors and a second portion having a mixing chamber that is configured to mix fuel and air. The length of the mixing chamber varies among the plurality of mixing tubes to allow for different mixing times.