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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Yon Han Chong, Greenville, SC (US);
Dereck Joseph Ouellet, Pelzer, 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 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/222 (2013.01); F23R 3/14 (2013.01); F23R 3/286 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F23D 2900/14701 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application provides a fuel nozzle for use with a flow of air and a flow of fuel in a gas turbine engine. The fuel nozzle may include a plenum, a mixing tube element positioned within the plenum, and an enhanced mixing feature positioned within the mixing tube element so as to promote mixing of the flow of air and the flow of fuel. The enhanced mixing feature may include a turbulated mixing zone.