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Injection nozzle tip cooling
Assignee: Solar Turbines Inc
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Filing: 1992-08-03
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Granted: 1994-02-22
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Expires: 2012-08-03
Abstract
Abstract Past systems have attempted to cool the combustor end or tip of fuel injection nozzles, however, such methods have failed to attain adequate cooling and life. The present system or structure for cooling a tip or combustion end of a fuel injection nozzle is accomplished with a twofold structure. First, a plurality of openings being acutely positioned in the combustor end about a plurality of base circles provide effective air-sweep cooling. Secondly, the convection cooling of a back face and a combustion face provides effective convection cooling. The two structures are combined to provide an effective, efficient cooling of the combustor end or tip. The combustor end of the fuel injection nozzle is maintained at a temperature low enough to prevent failure of the combustor end through oxidation, cracking and buckling and the air-sweep avoids carbon deposits on the combustor face.
Inventors
- 👤 Virendra M. Sood
- 👤 Robie L. Faulkner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:05
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23C; F23C7/00; F23C7/002; F23C7/004; F23R; F23R3/00; F23R3/02; F23R3/04; F23R3/10; F23R3/12; F23R3/14; F05; F05B; F05B2260/00; F05B2260/20; F23D; F23D2214/00; F23D2900/00; F23D2900/00016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
A fuel injection nozzle having a central axis, comprising: an outer casing coaxially positioned about the central axis; a combustor end being attached to the outer casing and having a combustor face and a back face, said combustor face being generally perpendicular to said central axis; a member being attached within the outer casing forming a chamber therebetween being in fluid communication with a source of fuel; an air chamber being formed between said combustor end and said member and being in fluid communication with a source of compressed air; and, a plurality of openings being formed in the combustor end between the combustor face and the back face and communicating with the compressed air in the air chamber, said plurality of openings being at an acute angle to the combustor face and being radially spaced about the central axis, such that a plurality of base circles are formed, in which a portion of said plurality of openings which are disposed along said plurality of base circles are tangent to their respective base circle, such that compressed air discharged therefrom initially flows in a direction tangent to their respective base circle at said acute angle to the combustor face.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
A fuel injection nozzle having a central axis, comprising: an outer casing coaxially positioned about the central axis; a combustor end being attached to the outer casing and having a combustor face and a back face, said combustor face being generally perpendicular to said central axis; a member being attached within the outer casing forming a chamber therebetween being in fluid communication with a source of fuel; an air chamber being formed between said combustor end and said member and being in fluid communication with a source of compressed air; and, a plurality of openings being formed in the combustor end between the combustor face and the back face and communicating with the compressed air in the air chamber, said plurality of openings being at an acute angle to the combustor face and being radially spaced about the central axis, such that a plurality of base circles are formed, in which a portion of said plurality of openings which are disposed along said plurality of base circles are tangent to their respective base circle, such that compressed air discharged therefrom initially flows in a direction tangent to their respective base circle at said acute angle to the combustor face.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The fuel injection nozzle of claim 1 wherein the plurality of openings disposed on at least one of the individual base circles each have the same acute angle to the combustor face.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
The fuel injection nozzle of claim 1 wherein the plurality of openings disposed on at least one of the individual base circles have a portion of said plurality of openings disposed at a different acute angle to the combustor face than another portion of said plurality of openings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
222 words
A dual fuel injection nozzle having a central axis, comprising: an outer casing coaxially positioned about the central axis; a combustor end being attached to the outer casing and having a combustor face and a back face, said combustor face being generally perpendicular to said central axis; a member being attached within the outer casing forming a chamber therebetween with the chamber being in fluid communication with a source of gaseous fuel; an annular groove positioned in said member and being in fluid communication with a source of liquid fuel; an air chamber being formed between said combustor end and said member and being in fluid communication with a source of compressed air; and, a plurality of openings being formed in the combustor end between the combustor face and the back face and communicating with the compressed air in the air chamber, said plurality of openings being at an acute angle to the combustor face and being radially spaced about the central axis, such that a plurality of base circles are formed, in which a portion of said plurality of openings which are disposed along said plurality of base circles are tangent to their respective base circle, such that compressed air discharged therefrom initially flows in a direction tangent to their respective base circle at said acute angle to the combustor face.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
222 words
A dual fuel injection nozzle having a central axis, comprising: an outer casing coaxially positioned about the central axis; a combustor end being attached to the outer casing and having a combustor face and a back face, said combustor face being generally perpendicular to said central axis; a member being attached within the outer casing forming a chamber therebetween with the chamber being in fluid communication with a source of gaseous fuel; an annular groove positioned in said member and being in fluid communication with a source of liquid fuel; an air chamber being formed between said combustor end and said member and being in fluid communication with a source of compressed air; and, a plurality of openings being formed in the combustor end between the combustor face and the back face and communicating with the compressed air in the air chamber, said plurality of openings being at an acute angle to the combustor face and being radially spaced about the central axis, such that a plurality of base circles are formed, in which a portion of said plurality of openings which are disposed along said plurality of base circles are tangent to their respective base circle, such that compressed air discharged therefrom initially flows in a direction tangent to their respective base circle at said acute angle to the combustor face.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The fuel injection nozzle of claim 4 wherein the plurality of openings disposed on at least one of the individual base circles each have the same acute angle to the combustor face.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
The fuel injection nozzle of claim 4 wherein the plurality of openings disposed on at least one of the individual base circles have a portion of said plurality of openings disposed at a different acute angle to the combustor face than another portion of said plurality of openings.
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