Back to results
US 5,179,832 AGranted
Augmenter flame holder construction
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsWilliam K. Barcza, Steven M. Kessell
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Shrouds 22, 24 are welded to support braces 20 near fuel spray ring 12. A splash shield 30 is secured to shroud 22 toward which fuel 16 is sprayed. It extends between braces protecting the shroud 22 from fuel impingement. Cracking of the structure at the shroud-brace interface is avoided.
Claims10
A flameholder construction for a gas turbine engine having an axial airflow, an augmenter, and a fuel spray ring comprising:
- a circumferential gutter located immediately downstream of said spray ring;
- a circumferential inner shroud located radially inside of said gutter;
- a circumferentially outer shroud located radially outside of said gutter, the area between said inner shroud and said outer shroud comprising the zone of said gutter;
- said shrouds arranged to confine fuel from said spray ring and a portion of the airflow to the zone of said gutter;
- a plurality of support braces welded to one shroud, of said inner shroud and said outer shroud, at circumferentially spaced locations, the circumferential space between adjacent support braces comprising an area between said support braces;
- and
- a splash shield secured to said one shroud and interposed between said one shroud and said fuel spray ring in the area between said support braces.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.