Multi-tube fuel nozzle with mixing features

Hughes, Michael John

Title: Multi-tube fuel nozzle with mixing features

Patent · Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2014

OSTI ID:1129399

Hughes, Michael John

A system includes a multi-tube fuel nozzle having an inlet plate and a plurality of tubes adjacent the inlet plate. The inlet plate includes a plurality of apertures, and each aperture includes an inlet feature. Each tube of the plurality of tubes is coupled to an aperture of the plurality of apertures. The multi-tube fuel nozzle includes a differential configuration of inlet features among the plurality of tubes.

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Research Organization:: General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FC26-05NT42643

Assignee:: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)

Patent Number(s):: 8,701,419

Application Number:: 13/468,961

OSTI ID:: 1129399

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 May 10

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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