In an air-staged diffusion nozzle for a gas turbine combustor, air is mixed with the gas fuel and expanded in a downstream burner tube. Introduction of air, passing downstream from the tip of the nozzle to the burner tube space forces hot gases away from and cools the nozzle tip. Air flow through an
In an air-staged diffusion nozzle for a gas turbine combustor, air is mixed with the gas fuel and expanded in a downstream burner tube. Introduction of air, passing downstream from the tip of the nozzle to the burner tube space forces hot gases away from and cools the nozzle tip. Air flow through an inner swirler or through cooling holes on the nozzle tip may be arranged to establish a cooling flow volume and direction that advantageously interacts with gas fuel-air flow from an outer swirler to improve fuel-air mixing in the burner tube, helping to reduce emissions and soot formation.
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1. An air-staged diffusion nozzle disposed in a combustor of a gas turbine including a gas-fuel source and a compressed air source wherein the gas-fuel nozzle discharges to a burner tube space of the combustor, the air-staged diffusion nozzle comprising: providing an air-staged diffusion nozzle comp
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An air-staged diffusion nozzle disposed in a combustor of a gas turbine including a gas-fuel source and a compressed air source wherein the gas-fuel nozzle discharges to a burner tube space of the combustor, the air-staged diffusion nozzle comprising: providing an air-staged diffusion nozzle comprising a nozzle body including a gas-fuel cavity bounded by an outer peripheral wall disposed along a longitudinal axis of the nozzle; an end closure wall, a cooling air chamber disposed within the gas-fuel cavity; an outer swirler supplied by gas-fuel from the gas-fuel cavity and compressed air from an external space surrounding the nozzle body; and a forward projection of the cooling air chamber, extending through the peripheral wall of the within and projecting through an end closure nozzle body disposed along a longitudinal axis including the gas-fuel cavity, bounded distally by the end closure wall, bounded proximally by a connection to the gas-fuel source, and bounded peripherally by an annular wall;the outer swirler with swirl vanes extending from a tip end of the annular wall forming a swirled axial passage to a downstream burner tube space;a space external to the annular wall of the gas-fuel cavity including a compressed air source in fluid communication with the swirled axial passage of the outer swirler, anda plurality of passages through the annular wall from the gas-fuel cavity into the swirled axial annular passage of the outer swirler, wherein the outer swirler deliversa swirling mixture of a gas-fuel and the compressed air to the downstream burner tube space of the combustor;the cooling air chamber enclosed within the gas-fuel cavity and comprising the outer peripheral wall, wherein the outer peripheral wall disposed in proximity to the distal end of the gas-fuel cavity extends axially through the end closure wall to the burner tube space of the combustor;a plurality of passages through the annular wall of the gas-fuel cavity from the external compressed air space coupled in fluid communication with the cooling air chamber; and a plurality of passages fluidly communicating compressed air through the distal end of the peripheral wall of the cooling air chamber to the burner tube space of the combustor, wherein the plurality of passages fluidly communicating compressed air between the cooling air chamber and the burner tube space of the combustor comprise: tip holes on the tip end of the projection of the cooling air chamber providing a swirled discharge of compressed air in a same rotational direction as provided by the outer swirler. 2. The air-staged diffusion nozzle of claim 1, wherein the plurality of passages fluidly communicating compressed air between the cooling air chamber and a burner tube space of the combustor comprise: tip holes on the tip end of the projection of the cooling air chamber providing a swirled discharge of compressed air in an opposite rotational direction as provided by the outer swirler. 3. The air-staged diffusion nozzle of claim 1, wherein the plurality of passages fluidly communicating compressed air between the cooling air chamber and a burner tube of the combustor comprise: a swirler providing a swirled discharge of compressed air in a same rotational direction as provided by the outer swirler. 4. The air-staged diffusion nozzle of claim 1, wherein the plurality of passages fluidly communicating compressed air between the cooling air chamber and a burner tube space of the combustor comprise: a swirler providing a swirled discharge of compressed air in an opposite rotational direction as provided by the outer swirler. 5. The air-staged diffusion nozzle of claim 1, wherein the plurality of passages through the annular wall coupled through tubular passages to the cooling air chamber, comprise radial tubes disposed symmetrically about the cooling air chamber. 6. The air-staged diffusion nozzle of claim 1, wherein the compressed air flowing from the tip of the air-staged diffusion nozzle to the burner tube space cools the end closure wall. 7. The air-staged diffusion nozzle of claim 1, wherein the compressed air flowing from the tip of the gas-fuel nozzle forces hot gases of the burner tube space away from the end closure wall. 8. The air-staged diffusion nozzle of claim 1, wherein the compressed air is provided from a compressor of a gas turbine. 9. The air-staged diffusion nozzle of claim 1, wherein the tip end of the projection of the cooling air chamber tapers radially from a main body of the cooling air chamber to a distal exterior surface flush with a distal surface of the end closure wall. 10. A gas turbine comprising a compressor, a turbine, at least one combustor, and a plurality of gas-fuel diffusion nozzles including a gas-fuel source and a compressed air source wherein the gas-fuel nozzle discharges to a burner tube space of the combustor, wherein the air-staged diffusion nozzle includes: a nozzle body disposed along a longitudinal axis including a gas-fuel cavity, bounded distally by an end closure wall, bounded proximally by a connection to the gas-fuel source, and bounded peripherally by an annular wall;an outer swirler with swirl vanes extending from a tip end of the annular wall forming a swirled axial passage to a downstream burner tube space;a space external to the annual wall of the gas-fuel cavity including a compressed air source in fluid communication with the swirled axial passage of the outer swirler anda plurality of passages through the first annular wall from the gas-fuel cavity into the swirled axial annular passage of the outer swirler, wherein the outer swirler deliversa swirling mixture of a gas-fuel and the compressed air to the downstream burner tube space of the combustor;a cooling air chamber enclosed within the gas-fuel cavity and comprising an outer peripheral wall, wherein the outer peripheral wall disposed in proximity to the distal end of the gas-fuel cavity extends axially through the end closure wall to the burner tube space of the combustor;a plurality of passages through the annular wall from the external compressed air space coupled in fluid communication with the cooling air chamber; anda plurality of passages fluidly communicating compressed air through the distal end of the peripheral wall of the cooling air chamber to the burner tube space of the combustor,wherein the plurality of passages of the air-staged diffusion nozzle through the annular wall of the nozzle body coupled through tubular passages to the cooling air chamber, comprise radial tubes disposed about the cooling air chamber. 11. The gas turbine combustor of claim 10, wherein the plurality of radial tubes of the air-staged diffusion nozzle through the annular wall of the nozzle to the cooling air chamber are disposed symmetrically about the cooling air chamber. 12. The gas turbine combustor of claim 11, wherein the plurality of radial tubes of the air-staged diffusion nozzle through the annular wall of the nozzle are sized to provide adequate compressed air flow for one of cooling the tip of the nozzle by diverting hot gases in the burner tube space and of mixing the gas-fuel and air mixture in the burner tube space. 13. The gas turbine combustor of claim 11 wherein the plurality of passages of the air-staged diffusion nozzle fluidly communicating compressed air between the cooling air chamber and the burner tube space of the combustor comprise tip holes on a tip end of the projection of the cooling air chamber providing a swirled discharge of compressed air in a same rotational direction as provided by the outer swirler. 14. The gas turbine combustor of claim 11 wherein the plurality of passages of the air-staged diffusion nozzle fluidly communicating compressed air between the cooling air chamber and a burner tube space of the combustor comprise tip holes on a tip end of the projection of the cooling air chamber providing a swirled discharge of compressed air in an opposite rotational direction as provided by the outer swirler. 15. The air-staged diffusion nozzle of claim 10, wherein the plurality of passages fluidly communicating compressed air between the cooling air chamber and a burner tube space of the combustor comprise an inner swirler providing a swirled discharge of compressed air in a same rotational direction as provided by the outer swirler. 16. The air-staged diffusion nozzle of claim 10, wherein the plurality of passages fluidly communicating compressed air between the cooling air chamber and a burner tube space of the combustor comprise an inner swirler providing a swirled discharge of compressed air in an opposite rotational direction as provided by the outer swirler. 17. The air-staged diffusion nozzle of claim 10, wherein the compressed air flowing from the tip of the gas-fuel nozzle cools the tip end of the nozzle by forcing hot gases of the burner tube space away from the end closure wall. 18. The air-staged diffusion nozzle of claim 10, wherein the compressed air flowing from the tip of the gas-fuel nozzle increases mixing of the gas-fuel and air mixture flowing from the outer swirler within the burner tube space.
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