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Variable volume combustor

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1339632

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.

Research Organization:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-05NT42643
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (Schenectady, NY)
Patent Number(s):
9,546,598
Application Number:
13/760,090
OSTI ID:
1339632
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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