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Title: Variable volume combustor with a conical liner support

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1366510
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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 conical liner support supporting the liner.

Research Organization:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-05NT42643
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Patent Number(s):
9,689,572
Application Number:
13/760,095
OSTI ID:
1366510
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Feb 06
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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