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A system includes a multi-tube fuel nozzle having an inlet plate and a plurality of tubes adjacent the inlet plate. The inlet plate includes a plurality of apertures, and each aperture includes an inlet feature. Each tube of the plurality of tubes is coupled to an aperture of the plurality of apertu

A system includes a multi-tube fuel nozzle having an inlet plate and a plurality of tubes adjacent the inlet plate. The inlet plate includes a plurality of apertures, and each aperture includes an inlet feature. Each tube of the plurality of tubes is coupled to an aperture of the plurality of apertures. The multi-tube fuel nozzle includes a differential configuration of inlet features among the plurality of tubes.

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1. A method, comprising: receiving air into a plurality of tubes extending through a body of a multi-tube fuel nozzle, wherein each tube of the plurality of tubes intakes the air through an aperture of a plurality of apertures having at least one mix-inducing feature that extends crosswise to the ap

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A method, comprising: receiving air into a plurality of tubes extending through a body of a multi-tube fuel nozzle, wherein each tube of the plurality of tubes intakes the air through an aperture of a plurality of apertures having at least one mix-inducing feature that extends crosswise to the aperture at an upstream axial end of the respective tube, wherein the plurality of apertures associated with the plurality of tubes are disposed on at least one inlet plate disposed in contact with the plurality of tubes, wherein a first tube of the plurality of tubes has a first aperture with a first mix-inducing feature comprising a first size and a first shape, wherein a second tube of the plurality of tubes has a second aperture with a second mix-inducing feature comprising a second size and a second shape, wherein the first and second mix-inducing features are geometrically different from one another in that the first size is different than the second size, or the first shape is different than the second shape, or any combination thereof;receiving fuel into each tube of the plurality of tubes at a downstream position from the upstream axial end of the tube; andoutputting a fuel-air mixture from the plurality of tubes. 2. A system comprising: a multi-tube fuel nozzle, comprising: an inlet plate comprising a plurality of apertures and a plurality of mix-inducing features, wherein each aperture comprises at least one mix-inducing feature of the plurality of mix-inducing features, and the at least one mix-inducing feature of the plurality of mix-inducing features comprises a projection extending crosswise into the aperture; anda plurality of tubes coupled to and in contact with the inlet plate, wherein each tube of the plurality of tubes comprises a fuel inlet at a downstream position relative to the inlet plate, each tube of the plurality of tubes is aligned with the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures, and the plurality of mix-inducing features are geometrically different from one another in a size, or a shape, or any combination thereof. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein each tube of the plurality of tubes is configured to receive an airflow through the respective aperture. 4. The system of claim 2, wherein the plurality of mix-inducing features comprises at least two projections selected from a wedge-shaped protrusion, a grid of members that extend crosswise to one another across the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures, a grill of members that extend parallel to one another across the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures, and a plurality of protrusions that are symmetrically arranged about an axis of the respective aperture. 5. The system of claim 2, wherein each mix-inducing feature of the plurality of mix-inducing features is geometrically different based at least in part on a location of the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures in the multi-tube fuel nozzle. 6. The system of claim 2, wherein the projection of the respective aperture is angled in an upstream direction or a downstream direction of flow through the respective aperture. 7. The system of claim 2, wherein the projection of the respective aperture comprises a single wedge shaped protrusion. 8. The system of claim 2, wherein the projection of the respective aperture comprises a grid of members that extend crosswise to one another across the respective aperture. 9. The system of claim 2, wherein the projection of the respective aperture comprises a grill of members that extend parallel to one another across the respective aperture. 10. The system of claim 2, wherein the mix-inducing feature of the respective aperture comprises a plurality of protrusions that are symmetrically arranged about an axis of the respective aperture. 11. The system of claim 2, comprising a plurality of multi-tube fuel nozzles that share the inlet plate. 12. The system of claim 2, comprising a turbine combustor or a turbine engine having the multi-tube fuel nozzle. 13. The system of claim 2, wherein each tube of the plurality of tubes comprises a length to diameter (L/D) ratio less than 20. 14. The system of claim 2, wherein the plurality of mix-inducing features comprises at least one projection that extends only partially across the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures. 15. A system comprising: a fuel nozzle inlet plate configured to couple with and contact a plurality of tubes of a multi-tube fuel nozzle, wherein the fuel nozzle inlet plate is shared among the plurality of tubes of the multi-tube fuel nozzle, and the fuel nozzle inlet plate comprises: a plurality of apertures, wherein each aperture of the plurality of apertures is configured to align with an upstream axial inlet of a respective tube of the plurality of tubes; anda plurality of mix-inducing features, wherein each mix-inducing feature of the plurality of mix-inducing features is disposed in a respective aperture of the plurality of apertures, each mix-inducing feature of the plurality of mix-inducing features comprises at least one projection extending crosswise into the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures, each mix-inducing feature of the plurality of mix-inducing features is geometrically different from another mix-inducing feature based at least in part on a location of the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures in the fuel nozzle inlet plate, the geometric differences among the plurality of mix-inducing features comprise differences in a size, or a shape, or any combination thereof, and each mix-inducing feature of the plurality of mix-inducing features is configured to mix an air flow passing through the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures into the respective tube of the plurality of tubes and a fuel flow entering the respective tube through a fuel inlet downstream of the upstream axial inlet of the respective tube. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein at least one of the plurality of mix-inducing features comprises at least one projection that extends only partially across the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures. 17. The system of claim 15, wherein at least one of the plurality of mix-inducing features comprises at least one projection that extends completely across the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures. 18. The system of claim 15, comprising the multi-tube fuel nozzle having the fuel nozzle inlet plate. 19. The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of mix-inducing features comprises a grid of members that extend crosswise to one another across the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures, a grill of members that extend parallel to one another across the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures, a plurality of protrusions that are symmetrically arranged about an axis of the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures, a single wedge shaped protrusion, or at least one projection that is angled in an upstream direction or a downstream direction of the air flow through the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures, or any combination thereof.