18967923. PREMIXER FOR A COMBUSTOR (General Electric Company)
PREMIXER FOR A COMBUSTOR
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Ranjeet Kumar Mishra of Bengaluru IN
Gregory A. Boardman of Owens Cross Roads AL US
Randall C. Boehm of West Chester OH US
PREMIXER FOR A COMBUSTOR
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18967923 titled 'PREMIXER FOR A COMBUSTOR
Original Abstract Submitted
A premixer for a combustor includes: a centerbody having a hollow interior cavity; a swirler assembly radially outward of the centerbody; a peripheral wall disposed radially outward of the centerbody and the swirler assembly such that a mixing duct is defined between the peripheral wall and the centerbody, downstream from the swirler assembly; an annular splitter radially inward of the swirler assembly and radially outward of the centerbody such that a radial gap is defined between the splitter and an outer surface of the centerbody, wherein the splitter includes a trailing edge which extends axially aft of the swirler assembly; a fuel gallery disposed inside the interior cavity of the centerbody; and at least one fuel injector extending outward from the fuel gallery and passing through an injector port communicating with the outer surface of the splitter.