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US 2013/0255262 A1Published application
Combustor with Non-Circular Head End
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsWon-Wook Kim, Kevin Weston McMahan
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Abstract
The present application provides a combustor for use with a gas turbine engine. The combustor may include a head end with a non-circular configuration, a number of fuel nozzles positioned about the head end, and a transition piece extending downstream of the head end.
Claims20
A combustor for use with a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a head end;
- a plurality of fuel nozzles positioned about the head end;
- the head end comprising a non-circular configuration;
- and
- a transition piece extending downstream of the head end.
2 more elements
A can combustor for use with a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a non-circular head end;
- a plurality of fuel nozzles positioned about the non-circular head end;
- and
- an integrated piece extending downstream of the non-circular head end.
1 more element
A one-piece can combustor for use with a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a head end;
- a plurality of fuel nozzles positioned about the head end;
- the head end comprising a non-circular configuration;
- an aft end;
- an integrated piece extending downstream of the head end to the aft end;
- and
- a turbine stage positioned about the aft end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.