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A system includes a fuel nozzle. The fuel nozzle includes a hub having an axis, a shroud disposed about the hub, an airflow path between the hub and the shroud, multiple vanes extending between the hub and the shroud, and a first fuel path leading to multiple first fuel outlets disposed on the multi

A system includes a fuel nozzle. The fuel nozzle includes a hub having an axis, a shroud disposed about the hub, an airflow path between the hub and the shroud, multiple vanes extending between the hub and the shroud, and a first fuel path leading to multiple first fuel outlets disposed on the multiple vanes. The fuel nozzle also includes a second fuel path leading to multiple second fuel outlets disposed on at least one of the hub and/or the shroud, wherein the multiple second fuel outlets are disposed at an axial distance upstream from a downstream end of the hub.

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1. A system, comprising: a multi-fuel nozzle, comprising: a center body comprising a hub having an axis;a shroud disposed about the hub;an enclosure circumferentially disposed about a portion of the shroud;an airflow path between the hub and the shroud;a plurality of vanes extending between the hub

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A system, comprising: a multi-fuel nozzle, comprising: a center body comprising a hub having an axis;a shroud disposed about the hub;an enclosure circumferentially disposed about a portion of the shroud;an airflow path between the hub and the shroud;a plurality of vanes extending between the hub and the shroud, wherein at least one vane of the plurality of vanes has an internal passage extending between the center body and the enclosure;a plurality of gas fuel outlets disposed on the plurality of vanes;a first plurality of liquid fuel outlets disposed on the hub and a second plurality of liquid fuel outlets disposed on the shroud, wherein the first and second pluralities of liquid fuel outlets are oriented in a radial direction relative to the axis; anda liquid fuel passage extending through a portion of the center body to the first plurality of liquid fuel outlets disposed on the hub and extending from the center body to the enclosure via the internal passage of the at least one vane to the second plurality of liquid fuel outlets disposed on the shroud. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of liquid fuel outlets or the second plurality of liquid fuel outlets is disposed at an axial distance upstream from a first downstream end of the hub and a second downstream end of the shroud. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the axial distance is approximately 75 percent to approximately 125 percent of a vane distance between the first downstream end of the hub and a trailing edge of the at least one vane of the plurality of vanes. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein both the first and second pluralities of liquid fuel outlets are disposed at an axial distance relative to a trailing edge of the at least one vane of the plurality of vanes, wherein the axial distance is approximately 0 to approximately 50 percent of an axial length of the at least one vane, and the axial distance is upstream or downstream from the trailing edge. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of liquid fuel outlets or the second plurality of liquid fuel outlets has fuel injection axes angled less than approximately 90 degrees relative to the axis. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein the first plurality of liquid fuel outlets or the second plurality of liquid fuel outlets has fuel injection axes angled between approximately 45 to approximately 90 degrees relative to the axis. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of liquid fuel outlets or the second plurality of liquid fuel outlets is distributed circumferentially between the plurality of vanes. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the first plurality of liquid fuel outlets is distributed circumferentially between the plurality of vanes on the hub, and the second plurality of liquid fuel outlets is distributed circumferentially between the plurality of vanes on the shroud. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of liquid fuel outlets are disposed on the hub at a first axial position along the axis and the second plurality of liquid fuel outlets are disposed on the shroud at a second axial position along the axis, and the first and second axial positions are axially offset from one another. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein both the first and second pluralities of liquid fuel outlets are disposed downstream from the plurality of gas fuel outlets. 11. The system of claim 1, the system comprising a turbine combustor or a gas turbine engine having the multi-fuel nozzle. 12. The system of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of liquid fuel outlets comprise a first set of liquid fuel outlets disposed on the hub at a first axial position along the axis upstream from both a downstream end of the hub and a trailing edge of at least one vane of the plurality of vanes, a second set of liquid fuel outlets disposed on the hub at a second axial position along the axis upstream from the downstream end of the hub and at the trailing edge of at least one vane of the plurality of vanes, and a third set of liquid fuel outlets disposed on the hub at a third axial position along the axis upstream from the downstream end of the hub and downstream of the trailing edge of at least one vane of the plurality of vanes. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein the second plurality of liquid fuel outlets comprise a first set of liquid fuel outlets disposed on the shroud at a first axial position along the axis upstream from both a downstream end of the hub and a trailing edge of at least one vane of the plurality of vanes, a second set of liquid fuel outlets disposed on the shroud at a second axial position along the axis upstream from the downstream end of the hub and at the trailing edge of at least one vane of the plurality of vanes, and a third set of liquid fuel outlets disposed on the shroud at a third axial position along the axis upstream from the downstream end of the hub and downstream of the trailing edge of at least one vane of the plurality of vanes. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein each vane of the plurality of vanes has a respective internal passage extending between the center body and the enclosure, and the respective internal passages of the plurality of vanes alternate between the liquid fuel passage and an air passage circumferentially about the center body. 15. A system, comprising: a fuel nozzle, comprising: a center body comprising a hub having an axis;a shroud disposed about the hub;an enclosure circumferentially disposed about a portion of the shroud;an airflow path between the hub and the shroud;a plurality of vanes extending between the hub and the shroud, wherein at least one vane of the plurality of vanes has an internal passage extending between the center body and the enclosure;a first fuel path leading to a plurality of first fuel outlets disposed on the plurality of vanes; anda second fuel path leading to a first plurality of second fuel outlets disposed on the hub and a second plurality of second fuel outlets disposed on the shroud, wherein the first and second pluralities of second fuel outlets are disposed at an axial distance upstream from a downstream end of the hub, and wherein the second fuel path extends through a portion of the center body to the first plurality of second fuel outlets disposed on the hub and extends from the center body to the enclosure via the internal passage of the at least one vane to the second plurality of second fuel outlets disposed on the shroud. 16. The system of claim 15, the system comprising a turbine combustor or a gas turbine engine having the fuel nozzle. 17. A system, comprising: a multi-fuel nozzle, comprising: a center body comprising a hub having an axis;a shroud disposed about the hub;an enclosure circumferentially disposed about a portion of the shroud;an airflow path between the hub and the shroud;a plurality of vanes extending between the hub and the shroud, wherein at least one vane of the plurality of vanes has an internal passage extending between the center body and the enclosure;a first fuel path leading to a plurality of first fuel outlets disposed on the plurality of vanes; anda second fuel path leading to a first plurality of second fuel outlets disposed on the hub and a second plurality of second fuel outlets disposed on the shroud, wherein the first and second fuel paths are configured to flow first and second fuels that are different from one another, the first plurality of second fuel outlets or the second plurality of second fuel outlets is disposed at an axial distance relative to a trailing edge of at least one vane of the plurality of vanes, the axial distance is approximately 0 to approximately 50 percent of an axial length of the at least one vane, and the axial distance is upstream or downstream from the trailing edge, and wherein the second fuel path extends through a portion of the center body to the first plurality of second fuel outlets disposed on the hub and extends from the center body to the enclosure via the internal passage of the at least one vane to the second plurality of second fuel outlets disposed on the shroud. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the first plurality of second fuel outlets is disposed on the hub at a first axial position and the second plurality of second fuel outlets is disposed on the shroud at a second axial position, and the first and second axial positions are axially offset from one another. 19. The system of claim 17, the system comprising a turbine combustor or a gas turbine engine having the multi-fuel nozzle.