Research/Patents/US 5481867
US 5481867

COMBUSTOR

Assignee

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, HARTFORD, CT., A CORP OF DE.

Filed

May 31, 1988

Granted

Jan 9, 1996

Location

PALM BEACH GARD FL US

Abstract

An annular combustor for a gas turbine engine is constructed to include a sector that has a reduced airflow distribution than the remainder of the circumference by supplying a reduced airflow in a judiciously located portion of the fuel nozzles and the single stage of radially ingested combustion airflow. This single stage circumferential zoned annular combustor serves to accommodate higher fuel/air ratios.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Dec 12, 1988

Rescinded

Sep 19, 1994

Duration

5 years, 9 months

Inventor

  • 1THOMAS L. DUBELL

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