Main mixer in an axial staged combustor for a gas turbine engine

Patent · Tue Nov 14 04:00:00 EST 2023

OSTI ID:2293859

Dai, Zhongtao; Smith, Lance L.; Cohen, Jeffrey M.

A main mixer including a swirler along an axis, the swirler including an outer swirler with a multiple of outer vanes, and a center swirler with a multiple of center vanes and a swirler hub along the axis, the swirler hub including a fuel manifold and an inner swirler with a multiple of inner vanes that support a centerbody, the multiple of inner vanes interconnect the fuel manifold and the centerbody.

• Research Organization: RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• Assignee: RTX Corporation (Farmington, CT)
• Patent Number(s): 11,815,268
• Application Number: 17/370,154
• OSTI ID: 2293859
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English