Coaxial Fuel Supply for a Micromixer
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsPatrick Benedict Melton, James Harold Westmoreland
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present application can provide systems and methods for a coaxial fuel supply for a micromixer. According to one embodiment, the micromixer may include an elongated base nozzle structure, a number of mixing tubes in communication with the elongated base nozzle structure, and an air inlet configured to supply the plurality of mixing tubes with air. The elongated base nozzle structure may be configured to supply a fuel to the mixing tubes.
Claims20
A micromixer for a combustor, comprising:
- an elongated base nozzle structure;
- a plurality of mixing tubes in communication with the elongated base nozzle structure;
- an air inlet configured to supply the plurality of mixing tubes with air;
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- the elongated base nozzle structure being configured to supply a fuel to the plurality of mixing tubes.
A segmented micromixer for a combustor, comprising:
- an elongated base nozzle structure;
- a plurality of mixing tubes forming a segmented tube bundle in communication with and at least partially supported by the base nozzle structure;
- an air inlet configured to supply the plurality of mixing tubes with air;
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- the elongated base nozzle structure being configured to supply a fuel to the plurality of mixing tubes.
A segmented micromixer for a combustor, comprising:
- one or more elongated base nozzle structure;
- one or more bundles of mixing tubes each in communication with and at least partially supported by a respective base nozzle structure;
- one or more air inlets configured to supply the one or more bundles of mixing tubes with air;
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- the one or more elongated base nozzle structures being configured to supply a fuel to the respective one or more bundles of mixing tubes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.