Multi-tube arrangement for combustor and method of making the multi-tube arrangement
- Simpsonville, SC
A fuel injector tube includes a one piece, unitary, polygonal tube having an inlet end and an outlet end. The fuel injector tube further includes a fuel passage extending from the inlet end to the outlet end along a longitudinal axis of the polygonal tube, a plurality of air passages extending from the inlet end to the outlet end and surrounding the fuel passage, and a plurality of fuel holes. Each fuel hole connects an air passage with the fuel passage. The inlet end of the polygonal tube is formed into a fuel tube. A fuel injector includes a plurality of fuel injector tubes and a plate. The plurality of fuel tubes are connected to the plate adjacent the inlet ends of the plurality of fuel injector tubes.
- Research Organization:
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-05NT42643
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,230,687
- Application Number:
- 12/202,791
- OSTI ID:
- 1067328
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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