Turbine engine fuel injection system and methods of assembling the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10352570
APP PUB NO 20170284678A1
SERIAL NO

15086384

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A fuel injection system for use in a combustor of a turbine engine includes a mixer assembly including a mixer housing and a fuel nozzle assembly positioned radially inward of the mixer housing. The fuel nozzle assembly includes a substantially annular fuel injection housing and a substantially annular main fuel injector coupled to the fuel injection housing. The main fuel injector includes a body, a fuel delivery passage defined in the body, a swirl chamber defined in the body downstream of the fuel delivery passage, and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced fuel metering slots defined in the body and coupled in flow communication with and between the fuel delivery passage and the swirl chamber.

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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY1 RIVER ROAD SCHENECTADY NY 12345

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Benjamin, Michael Anthony Cincinnati, US 75 432
Hsieh, Shih-Yang Cohoes, US 15 338
Patel, Nayan Vinodbhai Liberty Township, US 25 323
Rickey, Owen James Sullivan Saratoga Springs, US 8 10
Thomsen, Duane Douglas Lebanon, US 28 440
Vandevoorde, Kevin Cincinnati, US 3 23
Venkatesan, Krishnakumar Clifton Park, US 14 113
Zhang, Yuxin Niskayuna, US 159 642

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