System for damping oscillations in a turbine combustor
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F23R-003/28
F23R-003/10
F23R-003/14
출원번호
US-0189085
(2011-07-22)
등록번호
US-9341375
(2016-05-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Kim, Kwanwoo
Narra, Venkateswarlu
Jain, Praveen Kumar Babulal
Bethke, Sven Georg
출원인 / 주소
General Electric Company
대리인 / 주소
Fletcher Yoder, P.C.
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22
초록▼
Certain embodiments include a resonator for the head end of a turbine combustor. The resonator is partially defined by first and second plates disposed about a fuel nozzle in the head end of the turbine combustor. The resonator is further configured to receive an air flow which extends through the r
Certain embodiments include a resonator for the head end of a turbine combustor. The resonator is partially defined by first and second plates disposed about a fuel nozzle in the head end of the turbine combustor. The resonator is further configured to receive an air flow which extends through the resonator and into the fuel nozzle.
대표청구항▼
1. A system, comprising: a turbine combustor, comprising: a head end, comprising: a first fuel nozzle comprising an outer body; andan air flow chamber in fluid communication with cooling air introduced from a source outside of the head end via a cooling air inlet, the air flow chamber is defined by
1. A system, comprising: a turbine combustor, comprising: a head end, comprising: a first fuel nozzle comprising an outer body; andan air flow chamber in fluid communication with cooling air introduced from a source outside of the head end via a cooling air inlet, the air flow chamber is defined by an inner wall of the turbine combustor and the outer body of the first fuel nozzle, the air flow chamber extends from a divider plate at its downstream end to an opening between respective axial ends of the inner wall of the turbine combustor and the outer body of the first fuel nozzle at its upstream end, and the air flow chamber comprises: a resonator configured to damp oscillations, wherein the resonator comprises a plurality of radial openings disposed in the inner wall of the turbine combustor and the outer body of the first fuel nozzle, a plurality of axial openings disposed in a first resonator plate, a second resonator plate, and the divider plate, and a resonator chamber disposed between the first and second resonator plates, and the first and second resonator plates extend around the first fuel nozzle. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the turbine combustor comprises a combustion chamber, wherein the divider plate is disposed between the combustion chamber and the head end. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the resonator chamber is disposed at an offset distance from the divider plate. 4. The system of claim 1, comprising a second fuel nozzle, wherein the first and second resonator plates and the resonator chamber extend around the first and second fuel nozzles. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein a first air path extends through the cooling air inlet, through a first axial opening of the plurality of axial openings in the first resonator plate into the resonator chamber, through a second axial opening of the plurality of axial openings in the second resonator plate, through the opening between the respective axial ends of the inner wall of the turbine combustor and the outer body of the first fuel nozzle, and into the first fuel nozzle. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein the turbine combustor comprises a second air path extending into the first fuel nozzle, wherein the second air path extends through the cooling air inlet, through the first axial opening of the plurality of axial openings in the first resonator plate into the resonator chamber, and through a first radial opening of the plurality of radial openings into the first fuel nozzle. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the first radial opening is disposed in the outer body of the first fuel nozzle. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein a distance between the first and second resonator plates is configured to tune the resonator chamber to a frequency of the oscillations. 9. The system of claim 1, comprising a gas turbine engine having the turbine combustor. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the resonator chamber is upstream of fuel injection from the first fuel nozzle. 11. A system, comprising: a turbine combustor, comprising: a combustion chamber;a head end chamber;a divider plate disposed between the combustion chamber and the head end chamber;a first fuel nozzle disposed in the head end chamber; andan air flow chamber disposed in the head end chamber, wherein the air flow chamber is in fluid communication with cooling air introduced from a source outside of the head end chamber via a cooling air inlet, the air flow chamber is defined by an inner wall of the turbine combustor and an outer body of the first fuel nozzle, the air flow chamber extends from the divider plate at its downstream end to an opening between respective axial ends of the inner wall of the turbine combustor and the outer body of the first fuel nozzle at its upstream end, and the air flow chamber comprises: a resonator disposed in the air flow chamber, wherein the resonator comprises a resonator chamber disposed around the first fuel nozzle and between first and second plates of the resonator, the first and second plates are coupled to the first fuel nozzle, the resonator chamber is disposed at an offset distance from the divider plate, the resonator comprises a plurality of radial openings disposed in the inner wall of the turbine combustor and the outer body of the first fuel nozzle, and the resonator comprises a plurality of axial openings disposed in the first and second plates and the divider plate. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the first and second plates extend crosswise relative to a central axis of the turbine combustor. 13. The system of claim 12, comprising a second fuel nozzle disposed in the head end chamber, wherein the first and second plates are coupled to the second fuel nozzle, and the first and second plates and the resonator chamber extend around the first and second fuel nozzles. 14. The system of claim 12, wherein the inner wall of the turbine combustor is disposed inside a casing wall. 15. The system of claim 11, wherein the first fuel nozzle comprises an inner body having a fuel path, the outer body is disposed about the inner body to define an air path, and the first fuel nozzle comprises a plurality of fuel injection ports configured to inject fuel from the fuel path into the air path, wherein the resonator chamber is coupled to the air path upstream from the plurality of fuel injection ports. 16. A system, comprising: a turbine combustor, comprising: a head end chamber and a combustion chamber separated from one another by a divider plate;a fuel nozzle disposed in the head end chamber; andan air flow chamber disposed in the head end chamber, wherein the air flow chamber is in fluid communication with cooling air introduced from a source outside of the head end chamber via a cooling air inlet, the air flow chamber is defined by an inner wall of the turbine combustor and an outer body of the fuel nozzle, the air flow chamber extends from the divider plate at its downstream end to an opening between respective axial ends of the inner wall of the turbine combustor and the outer body of the fuel nozzle at its upstream end, and the air flow chamber comprises: a resonator disposed in the air flow chamber, wherein the resonator comprises a resonator chamber disposed between first and second plates, the first and second plates are coupled to the outer body of the fuel nozzle and are oriented crosswise to a central axis of the turbine combustor, the resonator chamber is disposed at an offset distance from the divider plate, the resonator comprises a plurality of radial openings disposed in the inner wall of the turbine combustor and the outer body of the fuel nozzle, and the resonator comprises a plurality of axial openings disposed in the first plate, the second plate, and the divider plate. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the fuel nozzle is configured to receive air from an air flow path through the air flow chamber. 18. The system of claim 16, comprising: an outer wall disposed about the head end chamber, wherein the inner wall is disposed within the outer wall, and the cooling air inlet extends through the inner and outer walls to a chamber between the first plate and the divider plate.
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