Fuel injection nozzle and method of manufacturing the same

Title: Fuel injection nozzle and method of manufacturing the same

A fuel injection head for use in a fuel injection nozzle comprises a monolithic body portion comprising an upstream face, an opposite downstream face, and a peripheral wall extending therebetween. A plurality of pre-mix tubes are integrally formed with and extend axially through the body portion. Each of the pre-mix tubes comprises an inlet adjacent the upstream face, an outlet adjacent the downstream face, and a channel extending between the inlet and the outlet. Each pre-mix tube also includes at least one fuel injector that at least partially extends outward from an exterior surface of the pre-mix tube, wherein the fuel injector is integrally formed with the pre-mix tube and is configured to facilitate fuel flow between the body portion and the channel.

Inventors:: Monaghan, James Christopher; Johnson, Thomas Edward; Ostebee, Heath Michael

Issue Date:: 2017-02-21

OSTI Identifier:: 1344493

Assignee:: General Electric Company NETL

Patent Number(s):: 9,574,533

Application Number:: 13/916,767

Contract Number:: FC26-05NT42643

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Jun 13

Research Org:: General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS

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Striebel, Edmund; Koblish, Theodore; Madden, Thomas
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Dinu, Constantin; Hu, Iris; Storey, James
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