Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080245074 | Combustor of a gas turbine engine - The present combustor of gas turbine engine includes: a fuel injection unit including a fuel spray part to spray a fuel so that a diffusion combustion region is formed in a combustion chamber, and a pre-mixture supply part to supply a pre-mixture of a fuel and an air so that a pre-mixture combustion region is formed in the combustion chamber; and a fuel supply unit to supply the fuel to the fuel spray part and pre-mixture supply part. The fuel supply unit includes: a pilot fuel passage and a main fuel passage to supply the fuel to the fuel spray part and the pre-mixture supply part, respectively; an assembled fuel passage to supply the fuel to the pilot and main fuel passages; and a fuel distributor disposed at a branch point where the assembled fuel passage is connected to both the pilot and main fuel passages. The fuel distributor is configured to automatically control amounts of the fuel to be distributed to the pilot fuel passage and to the main fuel passage in accordance with the fuel pressure. | 10-09-2008 |
20080289340 | Combustor of a gas turbine engine - The present invention provides a combustor of a gas turbine engine, including: a fuel spray portion configured to spray a fuel so as to create a diffusion combustion region in a combustion chamber; a pre-mixture supply portion configured to supply a pre-mixture gas including the fuel and an air so as to create a pre-mixture combustion region in the combustion chamber, the pre-mixture supply portion being positioned concentrically with the fuel spray portion so as to surround the fuel spray portion; and an annular separation portion disposed between a downstream end of the fuel spray portion and a downstream end of the pre-mixture supply portion so as to separate the diffusion combustion region and the pre-mixture combustion region from each other. | 11-27-2008 |
20080302105 | Combustor of a gas turbine engine - The present invention provides a combustor of a gas turbine engine, including: a fuel spray portion configured to spray a fuel so as to create a diffusion combustion region in a combustion chamber, the fuel spray portion including a fuel atomizing portion configured to atomize the fuel, and a diffusion passage portion disposed downstream of the fuel atomizing portion, the diffusion passage portion having a spreading trumpet-like shape and being configured to diffuse the fuel and the air; a pre-mixture supply portion configured to supply a pre-mixture gas including the fuel and an air so as to create a pre-mixture combustion region in the combustion chamber, the pre-mixture supply portion being positioned concentrically with the fuel spray portion so as to surround the fuel spray portion; and fuel diffusion restraining member disposed on an inner circumferential face of the diffusion passage portion for restraining a diffusion of an injected fuel by separating a stream of the injected fuel away from the inner circumferential face. | 12-11-2008 |
20100229557 | Gas turbine combustor - This invention provides a gas turbine combustor including: a main burner at a head portion of a combustor cylinder; and a pre-mixing type supplemental burner at a downstream portion of the combustor cylinder and extending through a circumferential wall thereof. The supplemental burner includes: an introducing passage configured to deflect a part of the compressed air radially inward, the compressed air flowing from an air passage between the circumferential wall of the combustor cylinder and a housing surrounding the circumferential wall toward the head portion of the combustor cylinder, and introduce the compressed air into the combustor cylinder; and a fuel nozzle configured to supply the fuel from fuel injection holes to the compressed air introduced into the introducing passage to produce a pre-mixed gas in the introducing passage. | 09-16-2010 |
20110016868 | FUEL SPRAYING APPARATUS OF GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A fuel spraying apparatus of a gas turbine engine includes a first fuel spraying section configured to spray fuel for diffusion combustion and a second fuel spraying section configured to spray fuel for premixed combustion. The second fuel spraying section is disposed so as to surround the first fuel spraying section. The apparatus further includes an air curtain generating section disposed between the first fuel spraying section and the second fuel spraying section. The air curtain generating section is configured to generate an air curtain which defines an outer edge of a diffusion combustion area in a combustion chamber. | 01-27-2011 |
20120304649 | FUEL INJECTOR - A fuel injector includes: a pilot injector configured to spray fuel so as to form a first combustion region in a combustion chamber; and a main injector provided coaxially with the pilot injector so as to surround the pilot injector and configured to supply a fuel-air mixture that is a mixture of the fuel and air to form a second combustion region in the combustion chamber, wherein the main injector includes: a first inflow channel through which the air having a major flow component in an axial direction is taken; a second inflow channel through which the air having a major flow component in a radial direction is taken and which causes the air therein to meet the air from the first inflow channel; and a main fuel injecting portion configured to inject the fuel only to the second inflow channel. | 12-06-2012 |
20120305673 | FUEL INJECTOR - A fuel injector includes: a pilot injector configured to spray fuel so as to form a first combustion region in a combustion chamber; and a main injector provided coaxially with the pilot injector so as to surround the pilot injector and configured to supply a fuel-air mixture that is a mixture of the fuel and air to form a second combustion region in the combustion chamber, wherein the pilot injector includes: a center nozzle configured to eject air jet flowing straight in an axial direction on a central axis of the pilot injector; an inside swirler provided on a radially outer side of the center nozzle and configured to cause inflow air to swirl around the central axis; and a pilot fuel injecting portion configured to inject the fuel from between the center nozzle and the inside swirler to air flow in the center nozzle. | 12-06-2012 |
20140083105 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - An annular type gas turbine combustor having a plurality of fuel nozzle assemblies ( | 03-27-2014 |
20140182294 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - A gas turbine combustor includes a pilot burner, provided at a top portion of a combustion liner having a combustion chamber defined therein, and a main burner of a premixing type disposed adjacent an outer periphery thereof. The pilot burner is provided with an inflow passage, provided in an upstream end portion to allow the compressed air from a radially outer area into a radially inner area, a plurality of fuel supply holes for injecting the fuel into the inflow passage in a direction perpendicular to the flow of the compressed air, a premixing passage for guiding the air-fuel mixture from the inflow passage in an axially downstream direction while the compressed air and the fuel are mixed together, and a plurality of premixed air-fuel mixture injection holes for injecting the premixed air-fuel mixture from the premixing passage into the combustion chamber. | 07-03-2014 |