Variable volume combustor with aerodynamic fuel flanges for nozzle mounting

• Main Authors: Johnson Thomas Edward, McConnaughhay Johnie Franklin, Keener Christopher Paul, Ostebee Heath Michael
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.09.2016
• Subjects: AIR; BLASTING; COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES; GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGHVELOCITY, e.g. GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METHODSOR APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION USING FLUID FUELOR SOLID FUEL SUSPENDED IN; WEAPONS

The present application provides a combustor for use with a gas turbine engine. The combustor may include a number of micro-mixer fuel nozzles and a fuel injection system for providing a flow of fuel to the micro-mixer fuel nozzles. The fuel injection system may include a number of support struts su...