Turbomachine combustion chamber comprising improved means of air supply
AssigneeSnecma
InventorsSebastien Alain, Christophe Bourgois, Romain Nicolas Lunel, Thomas Olivier, Marie Noel
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AssigneeSnecma
InventorsSebastien Alain, Christophe Bourgois, Romain Nicolas Lunel, Thomas Olivier, Marie Noel
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Annular combustion chamber (10) to be fitted on a turbomachine and comprising a chamber end wall (22), a plurality of air and fuel injection systems (32) circumferentially distributed around an axis (34) of the combustion chamber (10) and mounted on said chamber end wall (22), and, an air manifold (100) associated with each injection system (32), comprising at least one wall (96, 98) mounted on the chamber end wall (22) and projecting in the upstream direction to form an obstacle to a circumferential airflow around the axis (34) of the combustion chamber (10), and an air inlet opening (88) formed at the upstream end of the air manifold (100) and opening radially outwards from an axis (44) of said injection system.
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An annular combustion chamber comprising a chamber end wall arranged at the upstream end of the combustion chamber, and a plurality of air and fuel injection systems circumferentially distributed around an axis of the combustion chamber and mounted on said chamber end wall, said combustion chamber also comprising an air manifold associated with each injection system, said air manifold comprising at least one wall mounted on the chamber end wall and projecting in the upstream direction to form an obstacle to a circumferential airflow around the axis of the combustion chamber, and an air inlet opening formed at the upstream end of said air manifold and opening radially outwards from an axis of said injection system.
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