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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Bassam Sabry Mohammad Abd El-Nabi, Guilderland, NY (US);
Gregory Allen Boardman, Greer, SC (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/28 (2006.01); F23D 14/64 (2006.01); F23D 14/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/286 (2013.01); F23D 14/64 (2013.01); F23D 14/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel nozzle for use in a turbine engine is provided. The fuel nozzle includes a fuel injector configured to discharge a flow of fuel therefrom and a premixer tube coupled in flow communication with the fuel injector. The premixer tube is configured to receive the fuel flow and a flow of air at an upstream end of the premixer tube, wherein the fuel and air are progressively mixed as the fuel and air are channeled through the length of the premixer tube.