Low coke fuel injector for a gas turbine engine
This patent describes a gas turbine carbureting device for disposal in a down-stream flowing compressor discharge air flow. It comprises: a spin chamber defined by a generally annular housing including a closed forward end having a continuous unobstructed inner surface and an open aft end wherein the forward end is upstream of the aft end with respect tot he compressor discharge airflow; at least one exhaust tube having an inlet disposed within the spin chamber wherein the exhaust tube is radially spaced apart from the annular housing and which together with the annular housing forms at least in part a first annular air passage leading to the forward end; the housing having a fuel entrance and a swirling air entrance to the first annular air passage and spaced axially apart from each other, and wherein the swirling air entrance and fuel entrance are downstream of the closer forward end with respect to the compressor discharge flow; and wherein the first air passage is formed for flowing swirling air from the swirling air passage to the aft end in an upstream direction with respect to the compressor discharge flow and the exhaust tube inlet is disposed within the swirl chamber so as to reverse the axial direction of the swirling air off the forward end from an upstream direction to a downstream direction through the exhaust tube.
- Assignee:
- General Electric Co., Cincinnati, OH (USA)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4974416; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-316558
- OSTI ID:
- 6013211
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 27 Feb 1989
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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