US4275564A
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Combustion chamber for gas turbine engines
Assignee: MOTOREN-UND TURBINEN-UNION MUENCEN GmbH
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Filing: 1979-04-10
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Granted: 1981-06-30
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Expires: 1999-04-10
Abstract
Abstract Combustion chambers for gas turbine engines and, more particularly, an annular combustion chamber. The combustion chamber comprises a flame tube having a back wall through which several vaporizers project into the flame tube or combustion zone. Each vaporizer has a pipe section extending within the flame tube, fuel supply and also supply ports in communication with the pipe section, and at least one outlet port for supplying a vaporous fuel-air mixture from the pipe section to the flame tube. Outlet ports of adjacent vaporizers are arranged spaced-apart from and facing one another, whereby a zone of maximum turbulence is formed between the outlet ports.
Inventors
- 👤 Guenter Kappler
- 👤 Adolf Fehler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 19:03
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23R; F23R3/00; F23R3/28; F23R3/30; F23R3/32; F23R3/02; F23R3/16; F23R3/18; F23R3/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A gas turbine engine, comprising: a combustion chamber including a flame tube having a back wall; a plurality of vaporizers projecting through said back wall and into said flame tube, each said vaporizer having at least one pipe section extending within said flame tube, fuel supply and air supply ports in communication with said pipe section, and at least one outlet port for supplying a vaporous fuel-air mixture from said pipe section to said flame tube, wherein first and second said outlet ports of respective, adjacent first and second said vaporizers are arranged spaced-apart from and directly facing one another, said first and second outlet ports having respective center axes which are coaligned, whereby a zone of maximum turbulence is formed between said first and second outlet ports.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A gas turbine engine, comprising: a combustion chamber including a flame tube having a back wall; a plurality of vaporizers projecting through said back wall and into said flame tube, each said vaporizer having at least one pipe section extending within said flame tube, fuel supply and air supply ports in communication with said pipe section, and at least one outlet port for supplying a vaporous fuel-air mixture from said pipe section to said flame tube, wherein first and second said outlet ports of respective, adjacent first and second said vaporizers are arranged spaced-apart from and directly facing one another, said first and second outlet ports having respective center axes which are coaligned, whereby a zone of maximum turbulence is formed between said first and second outlet ports.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a flame occurs between each of said first and second outlet ports and said zone of maximum turbulence, fuel in said vaporous fuel-air mixture being conditioned by heat from said flame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each said outlet port defines an opening having a center, all said outlet port opening centers lying in a common plane intersecting at right angles a longitudinal centerline of said combustion chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a cooling air shroud external to each said vaporizer pipe section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each said vaporizer comprises a separate fuel injection nozzle extending into said pipe section, said fuel supply port comprising an opening in said fuel injection nozzle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus of claim 5, wherein each said vaporizer includes two said outlet ports, and said fuel injection nozzle terminates at said nozzle opening upstream of said outlet ports, further comprising central flow dividing means located within said vaporizer downstream of said nozzle opening for dividing said vaporous fuel-air mixture between said two outlet ports.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said two outlet ports face in approximately mutually-opposing directions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said vaporizer includes a cross-tube section approximately perpendicular to and in communication with said pipe section, and said two outlet ports comprise openings in respective ends of said cross-tube section.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said central flow dividing means comprises an interiorly-extending bulge in said cross-tube, said bulge located adjacent said nozzle opening.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
64 words
The apparatus of one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said flame tube has a reaction zone and a plurality of opposingly-located air supply holes in said flame tube downstream of said reaction zone, whereby air may be supplied through said holes to radially shield said reaction zone downstream of reaction eddies within said zone and to supplement air supplied to said reaction zone.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
79 words
The apparatus of one of claims 1 to 9, wherein said flame tube comprises an annulus defined by inner and outer flame tube walls, said flame tube having a reaction zone and a plurality of opposingly-located air-supply holes in said inner and outer walls downstream of said reaction zone, whereby air may be supplied through said holes to radially shield said reaction zone downstream of reaction eddies within said zone and to supplement air supplied to said reaction zone.
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