DEVICE FOR FACILITATING DECREASE IN ACOUSTIC ACTION OF COMBUSTOR

• Main Authors: KELSEY MARK PATRICK, HELD TIMOTHY J, MUELLER MARK A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.04.2008
• Subjects: AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; BLASTING; COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION ENGINES; COMBUSTION PROCESSES; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGHVELOCITY, e.g. GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; WEAPONS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and device for facilitating a decrease in the acoustic action of a combustor. SOLUTION: A combustion system includes a pilot swirler 210 and a main swirler 230 coupled to the pilot swirler to substantially circumscribe the pilot swirler. The main swirler inc...