Fuel nozzle

A fuel nozzle apparatus comprising:

• a fuel distributor comprising:
• a fuel conduit;
• an annular distributor ring including:
• an array of fuel outlets, a main fuel passage communicating with the fuel conduit and the fuel outlets, and an aft interior mounting surface;
• and
• a pilot supply tube extending axially from an inner end of the fuel conduit, and including a pilot fuel passage;
• a venturi, comprising:
• an annular splitter including a cylindrical forward portion with a first bore;
• an annular venturi wall surrounding the splitter, the venturi including a cylindrical forward portion defining spaced-apart forward and aft exterior mounting surfaces, the forward exterior mounting surface is located at a forward-most edge of the cylindrical forward portion and
• a row of first vanes extending between the splitter and the venturi wall, wherein the row of first vanes is axially located at the forward-most edge of the annular venturi wall and the cylindrical forward portion of the annular splitter, and connects the annular splitter to the annular venturi;
• wherein the venturi is of a unitary construction;
• a swirler comprising:
• a hub with upstream and downstream ends, a second bore at the upstream end, and a pilot fuel outlet at the downstream end;
• a row of second vanes extending outward from the hub;
• an annular rim surrounding the upstream end of the hub, defining an air flow passage between the rim and the hub, and a forward interior mounting surface located on a radially inner side of the annular rim;
• and
• a radially-extending wall interconnecting the hub and the rim;
• wherein the swirler is of a unitary construction;
• wherein:
• the pilot supply tube is received in the second bore;
• outer ends of the inner vanes are received in the first bore of the splitter;
• and
• the forward and aft exterior mounting surfaces of the venturi are received in the forward and aft interior mounting surfaces, respectively.