Turbomachine combustor assembly including a vortex modification system

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PATENT NO 8904802
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13173951

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A turbomachine combustor assembly includes a combustor body, and a combustor liner arranged within the combustor body and defining a combustion chamber. The combustor liner includes a venturi portion arranged within the combustion chamber. A fluid passage is defined between the combustor body and the combustor liner, and at least one turbulator is arranged in the fluid passage. The at least one turbulator is configured and disposed to create vortices in the fluid passage. A vortex modification system is arranged at the fluid passage and is configured and disposed to disrupt the vortices in the fluid passage.

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GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC300 GARLINGTON RD GREENVILLE SC 29615

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chila, Ronald James Greer, US 58 955
Crothers, Sarah Lori Greenville, US 33 375
Kodukulla, Sridhar Venkat Karnataka, IN 4 24
Rao, Shreekrishna Jayakumar Atlanta, US 1 12
Srinivasan, Shivakumar Greer, US 8 186

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