Fuel nozzle for a combustor of a gas turbine engine

A fuel nozzle for a gas turbine, comprising:

• a. a main body having an upstream end and a downstream end, the main body defining a fuel supply passage that extends through the upstream end and at least partially through the main body;
• b. a fuel distribution manifold that extends radially outward from the downstream end of the main body, the fuel distribution manifold defining a plurality of axially extending passages arranged in an annular array around the downstream end of the main body, the fuel distribution manifold further defining a fuel plenum that at least partially surrounds each of the plurality of axially extending passages;
• c. a flow path defined between the fuel supply passage of the main body and the fuel plenum of the fuel distribution manifold;
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• d. a plurality of fuel injection ports, each fuel injection port defining a flow path between the fuel plenum of the fuel distribution manifold and a respective one of the axially extending passages.

A gas turbine, comprising;

• a. a compressor, a combustor downstream from the compressor and a turbine downstream from the combustor, the combustor having an end cover connected to a compressor discharge casing that at least partially surrounds the combustor, the end cover having an inner surface;
• b. a plurality of fuel nozzles, each fuel nozzle extending downstream from the inner surface of the end cover, each fuel nozzle comprising:
• i. a main body having an upstream end and a downstream end, the main body defining a fuel supply passage that extends through the upstream end and at least partially through the main body;
• ii. a fuel distribution manifold that extends radially outward from the downstream end of the main body, the fuel distribution manifold defining a plurality of axially extending passages arranged in an annular array around the downstream end of the main body;
• and
• iii. at least one flow path defined between the fuel supply passage of the main body and a respective one of the plurality of axially extending passages of the fuel distribution manifold.