Fuel nozzle detachable burner tube
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsGeoffrey D. Myers, Scott Simmons, Stephen R. Thomas, Donald Mark Bailey, David Martin Johnson
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Abstract
A fuel nozzle for use with a combustion chamber defined within a gas turbine engine and a method for assembling the same are provided. The fuel nozzle includes a swirler assembly and a burner tube that is coupled to a support flange in a detachable manner such that an inner surface of the burner tube circumscribes an outer surface of the swirler assembly during fuel nozzle operation.
Claims20
A method for assembling a fuel nozzle for use with a combustion chamber defined within a gas turbine engine, said method comprising:
- providing a swirler assembly;
- providing a burner tube;
- and
- coupling the burner tube to a support flange in a detachable manner, such that an inner surface of the burner tube circumscribes an outer surface of the swirler assembly during fuel nozzle operation.
A fuel nozzle configured to channel fluid toward a combustion chamber defined within a gas turbine, said fuel nozzle comprising:
- a swirler assembly;
- and
- a burner tube that is coupled to a support flange in a detachable manner, such that an inner surface of said burner tube circumscribes an outer surface of said swirler assembly during fuel nozzle operation.
A gas turbine engine comprising:
- a combustion chamber;
- and
- a fuel nozzle configured to channel fluid toward said combustion chamber, wherein said fuel nozzle comprises a swirler assembly, a burner tube, and a support flange, wherein said burner tube is coupled to said support flange in a detachable manner, such that an inner surface of said burner tube circumscribes an outer surface of said swirler assembly during fuel nozzle operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.