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US 5,319,923 AGranted
Air staged premixed dry low NO.sub.x combustor
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsGary L. Leonard, Shiro G. Kimura
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Abstract
An air staged premixed dry low NO.sub.x combustor of the type that is constructed of a premixing chamber and a centerbody porous plug premixed flame stabilizer. Such structures of this type maintain very low flame temperatures and, ultimately, low NO.sub.x emissions.
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An air staged premixed low NO.sub.x combustor, said combustor comprised of:
- a combustion chamber means;
- a fuel introduction means located adjacent to said combustion chamber means;
- an air introduction means located adjacent to said fuel introduction means;
- a premixing chamber means located adjacent said fuel introduction means for mixing said fuel and air;
- a fuel and air swirler means located adjacent said premixing chamber means;
- a fuel/air control passage means located adjacent said swirler means;
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- a porous flame stabilizer means located adjacent said passage means and also located substantially within said combustion chamber such that fuel and air pass through said porous flame stabilizer means.
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