Abstract:
A gas turbine engine (10) fuel nozzle (100) includes an axis of symmetry (143) extending therethrough, the nozzle body (110) including a first passage (142) extending coaxially therethrough, a second passage (152), and a third passage (162), the second passage circumscribing the first passage, the third passage formed radially outward of the second passage, and a nozzle tip (112) coupled to the nozzle body, the nozzle tip including at least one primary discharge opening (170) in flow communication with the first passage, at least one secondary discharge opening (172) in flow communication with the second passage, and at least one tertiary discharge opening in flow communication with the third passage.
Abstract:
A combustor (16) for a gas turbine includes a combustion chamber (50), a pilot mixer (42) including a pilot centerbody (54) and at least one axial air swirler (60) that is radially outward from and concentrically mounted with respect to the pilot centerbody. The pilot mixer is upstream from the combustion chamber. A main mixer (44) is radially outward from and is concentrically aligned with respect to the pilot mixer. The main mixer includes at least one swirler (140) that is configured to inject fuel therethrough into the main mixer. The main mixer is upstream from the combustion chamber. An annular centerbody (106) extends between the pilot mixer and the main mixer. The centerbody includes a radially inner surface (102) and a radially outer surface (104). The radially inner surface includes at least one of a divergent portion and a convergent portion.
Abstract:
A fuel nozzle (50) for a gas turbine engine, including a first injection circuit (82) including an annular discharge opening (94), the first injection circuit for injecting liquid fuel downstream from the nozzle into the gas turbine engine; a second injection circuit (84) aligned substantially concentrically with respect to the first injection circuit; and a third injection circuit (86) aligned substantially concentrically with respect to the first injection circuit, the second injection circuit is between the second and third injection circuits, one of the second and third injection circuits for injecting water downstream from the nozzle into the gas turbine engine, one of the second injection circuit and the third injection circuit comprising an annular discharge opening (132).
Abstract:
A method for operating a gas turbine engine (10) includes channeling compressed airflow (53) discharged from a first compressor (14) through an intercooler (50) having a cooling medium flowing therethrough, channeling a working fluid (72) through the intercooler to facilitate increasing an operating temperature of the working fluid, and channeling the discharged working fluid to a combustor (18) to facilitate increasing an operating efficiency of the gas turbine engine.
Abstract:
A combustion system (20) is provided. The combustion system includes a pilot swirler (210), and a main swirler (230) coupled to the pilot swirler such that the main swirler substantially circumscribes the pilot swirler. The main swirler includes a first set of swirler vanes (240) for inducing swirling to fuel supplied to a first fuel circuit defined in the main swirler, each of the first set of swirler vanes includes at least one first fuel passage (242) defined therein, a second set of swirler vanes for inducing swirling to fuel supplied to a second fuel circuit defined in the main swirler, each of the second set of swirler vanes includes at least one second fuel passage (248) defined therein, and a shroud (260) coupled in flow communication to at least one of the first set of swirler vanes and the second set of swirler vanes, the shroud including at least one third fuel passage (262) defined therein.
Abstract:
A method facilitates fabricating a gas turbine engine swirler assembly (30). The method comprises coupling a (36) venturi to a primary swirler (32), and coupling the venturi to a secondary swirler (34) such that a gap (120) is defined between a portion of the venturi and a portion of one of the primary swirler and the secondary swirler.