Micro-Mixer Fuel Plenum and Methods for Fuel Tube Installation
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsChristopher Paul Willis, Patrick Benedict Melton, Lucas John Stoia
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Abstract
The present application provides a fuel plenum for a micro-mixer combustor. The fuel plenum may include a first assembly plate with a first assembly plate aperture, a second assembly plate with a second assembly plate aperture, a fuel tube extending through the first assembly plate aperture of the first assembly plate and the second assembly plate aperture of the second assembly plate, and an installation insert positioned between the fuel tube and the first assembly plate aperture.
Claims20
A fuel plenum for a micro-mixer combustor, comprising:
- a first assembly plate with a first assembly plate aperture;
- a second assembly plate with a second assembly plate aperture;
- a fuel tube extending through the first assembly plate aperture of the first assembly plate and the second assembly plate aperture of the second assembly plate;
- and
- an installation insert positioned between the fuel tube and the first assembly plate aperture.
A method of installing a fuel tube into a fuel plenum, comprising:
- positioning a first aperture in a first assembly plate;
- positioning a second aperture in a second assembly plate;
- extending a fuel tube between the first aperture of the first assembly plate and the second aperture of the second assembly plate;
- inserting an installation insert between the first aperture of the first assembly plate and the fuel tube;
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- brazing the installation insert to the fuel tube and/or the first assembly plate.
A fuel plenum, comprising:
- a first assembly plate with a plurality of first assembly plate apertures;
- a second assembly plate with a plurality of second assembly plate apertures;
- a plurality of fuel tubes extending through the first assembly plate apertures of the first assembly plates and the second assembly plate apertures of the second assembly plates;
- and
- a plurality of installation inserts positioned between the fuel tubes and the first assembly plate apertures;
- wherein the installation inserts comprise a circular flange sized to cover one of the first assembly plate apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.