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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2008
Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Niskayuna, NY (US);
Willy Steve Ziminsky, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kevin Weston Mcmahan, Greer, SC (US);
Ronald James Chila, Greer, SC (US);
Sergey Anatolievich Meshkov, Moscow, RU;
Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Niskayuna, NY (US);
Willy Steve Ziminsky, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kevin Weston McMahan, Greer, SC (US);
Ronald James Chila, Greer, SC (US);
Sergey Anatolievich Meshkov, Moscow, RU;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An integrated combustor and stage one nozzle in a gas turbine includes a combustion chamber that receives premixed fuel and air from at least one fuel nozzle group at separate axial locations. The combustion chamber includes a liner and a transition piece that deliver hot combustion gas to the turbine. The stage one nozzle, the liner and the transition piece are integrated into a single part. At least one of the axial locations of the one or more fuel nozzle groups includes a plurality of small scale mixing devices that concentrate heat release and reduce flame length.