F23R3/36

WATER FUEL EMULSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAS TURBINE
20230050114 · 2023-02-16 ·

A gas turbine engine includes a first combustor having a first fuel nozzle, wherein the first fuel nozzle is configured to supply a water fuel emulsion into the first combustor. The water fuel emulsion includes a water-in-fuel (WIF) emulsion having a plurality of water droplets dispersed in a fuel, wherein the plurality of water droplets is configured to vaporize within the fuel to cause micro-explosions to atomize the fuel, and the atomized fuel is configured to combust to generate a combustion gas. The gas turbine engine further includes a turbine driven by the combustion gas from the first combustor.

Gas turbine engine combustor with primary and secondary fuel injectors

A gas turbine engine with a compressor section, a turbine section, and a combustion section located downstream from the compressor section and upstream from the turbine section, the combustion section including: a dome inlet, a combustor outlet fluidly coupled to the turbine section, a liner and a dome assembly together at least partially defining a combustion chamber extending between the dome inlet and the combustor outlet, a primary fuel injector fluidly coupled to the dome inlet, and a second fuel injector fluidly coupled to the combustion chamber.

Methods of operating a turbomachine combustor on hydrogen

A method of operating a combustor of a turbomachine on a total fuel input that contains a concentration of hydrogen that is greater than about 80% is provided. The method includes injecting a first mixture of air and a first fuel containing a first amount of hydrogen into the primary combustion zone of the combustor to generate a first flow of combustion gases having a first temperature. The method further includes injecting, with one or more premix injectors disposed downstream of the fuel nozzles, a second mixture of air and a second fuel containing a second amount of hydrogen into the secondary combustion zone of the combustor to generate a second flow of combustion gases having a second temperature. The method further includes separately injecting a third fuel into secondary combustion zone to generate a third flow of combustion gases having a third temperature.

Methods of operating a turbomachine combustor on hydrogen

A method of operating a combustor of a turbomachine on a total fuel input that contains a concentration of hydrogen that is greater than about 80% is provided. The method includes injecting a first mixture of air and a first fuel containing a first amount of hydrogen into the primary combustion zone of the combustor to generate a first flow of combustion gases having a first temperature. The method further includes injecting, with one or more premix injectors disposed downstream of the fuel nozzles, a second mixture of air and a second fuel containing a second amount of hydrogen into the secondary combustion zone of the combustor to generate a second flow of combustion gases having a second temperature. The method further includes separately injecting a third fuel into secondary combustion zone to generate a third flow of combustion gases having a third temperature.

CARTRIDGE TIP FOR TURBOMACHINE COMBUSTOR

A cartridge tip includes a main body having an outer annular wall and an inner core each extending between a respective upstream end and a respective downstream end. The inner core is radially spaced apart from the outer annular wall such that an annular air passage is defined at least partially between the outer annular wall and the inner core. A pilot fuel circuit extends between a pilot inlet defined in the upstream end of the inner core and a pilot outlet defined in a downstream end of the inner core. The pilot fuel circuit extends at least partially along an axial centerline of the cartridge tip. A main fuel circuit extends between a main inlet in the upstream end of the inner core and a plurality of main outlets circumferentially spaced apart from one another and disposed upstream from the from the pilot outlet.

COMBUSTOR FUEL NOZZLE ASSEMBLY
20230228424 · 2023-07-20 ·

A turbine engine can include a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement. A combustor in the combustion section can include a combustion chamber, a fuel supply fluidly coupled to the combustion chamber, and a fuel nozzle assembly. The fuel nozzle assembly can include an air flow passage and a fuel flow passage.

COMBUSTOR FUEL NOZZLE ASSEMBLY
20230228424 · 2023-07-20 ·

A turbine engine can include a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement. A combustor in the combustion section can include a combustion chamber, a fuel supply fluidly coupled to the combustion chamber, and a fuel nozzle assembly. The fuel nozzle assembly can include an air flow passage and a fuel flow passage.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING OUTPUT PRODUCTS TO A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
20230228221 · 2023-07-20 ·

Systems and methods including a plurality of reformer stacks extended around the combustion chamber. The reformer stacks are distributed along a length of the combustion chamber in the axial direction and configured to provide output products to the combustion chamber.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING OUTPUT PRODUCTS TO A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
20230228221 · 2023-07-20 ·

Systems and methods including a plurality of reformer stacks extended around the combustion chamber. The reformer stacks are distributed along a length of the combustion chamber in the axial direction and configured to provide output products to the combustion chamber.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A FUEL BLEND FOR A GAS TURBINE
20230212990 · 2023-07-06 ·

A method of controlling a fuel blend for a turbine engine is provided. The method includes supplying a first fuel and a second fuel to a mixer and mixing, in the mixer, the first and second fuels together to obtain a fuel blend. The method also includes receiving, at a fuel blend analyzer downstream from the mixer, a measurement indicative of a composition of the fuel blend. The method further includes combusting the fuel blend in a combustor. The method also includes receiving a combustion signal indicative of combustion behavior. The method further includes controlling, based on at least one of the fuel blend measurement and the combustion signal, by a controller, at least one of a flow of the first fuel and a flow of the second fuel.