Micromixer assembly for a turbine system and method of distributing an air-fuel mixture to a combustor chamber

A micromixer assembly for a turbine system comprising:

• a plurality of pipes each having an inlet for receiving an air-fuel mixture from an annulus defined by an inwardly disposed liner and an outwardly disposed sleeve, each of the plurality of pipes also including an outlet for dispersing the air-fuel mixture into a combustor chamber;
• a first portion of each of the plurality of pipes, the first portion comprising a relatively linear region and the outlet;
• and
• a second portion of each of the plurality of pipes, the second portion comprising the inlet for receiving the air-fuel mixture and a curved region for redirecting the air-fuel mixture toward the first portion.

A method of distributing an air-fuel mixture to a combustor chamber comprising:

• routing an airflow from an annulus defined by an inwardly disposed liner and an outwardly disposed sleeve to a curved region of a pipe;
• redirecting an air-fuel mixture to a relatively linear region of the pipe;
• and
• dispersing the air-fuel mixture into the combustor chamber through an outlet of the pipe.