Cross-ignition assembly for combustion apparatus
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorLoren H. White
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Abstract
A cross-ignition assembly with a cross-fire tube supported intermediate two adjacent combustors by mounting plates affixed thereto so as to provide a conduit for the flow of hot combustion gases therebetween. The cross-fire tube comprises coaxial telescoping tubular members. A leaf spring retains the outer end of each tubular member in its operative position to effect a cantilever support for each end of the cross-fire tube. A series of cooperating air passageways and channels allow cooling air to flow across the outside and along the inside of the cross-fire tube.
Claims11
A cross-ignition assembly for combustion apparatus having a pair of adjacent combustors with aligned fluid passages, comprising:
- a pair of mounting means each disposed about the fluid passage in one of said combustors;
- a cross-fire tube comprising a pair of coaxial telescoping tubular members, each of said tubular members having its outer end extending through one of said mounting means and into one of said adjacent combustors for establishing a conduit therebetween, and each of said tubular members having a first shoulder adjacent its outer end and a second shoulder spaced from said first shoulder engaging one of said mounting means;
- and a pair of leaf springs each positioned between the first shoulder of one of said tubular members and a respective one of said mounting means for biasing said second shoulders of said tubular members into engagement with said mounting means and thereby effecting a cantilever support for each end of said cross-fire tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.