Pilot fuel injector with swirler

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9366442
APP PUB NO 20120305673A1
SERIAL NO

13485258

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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.

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KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAJAPAN HYOGO PREFECTURE HYOGO
JAPAN AEROPSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY44-1 JINDAIJIHIGASHIMACHI 7-CHOME CHOFU-SHI TOKYO 182-0012

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fujiwara, Hitoshi Chofu, JP 73 933
Hayashi, Shigeru Chofu, JP 67 1024
Horikawa, Atsushi Akashi, JP 25 261
Kobayashi, Masayoshi Kobe, JP 123 1688
Kurosawa, Youji Chofu, JP 2 52
Matsuura, Kazuaki Chofu, JP 7 119
Matsuyama, Ryusuke Akashi, JP 17 214
Oda, Takeo Kobe, JP 31 440
Shimodaira, Kazuo Chofu, JP 6 138
Yamada, Hideshi Chofu, JP 44 511

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