Heat shields for use in combustors

Details Heat shields for use in combustors Heat shields for use in combustors

2007-06-22

2010-02-23

Cuff, Michael (Department: 3741)

Power plants

Combustion products used as motive fluid

Combustion products generator

C060S754000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07665306

ABSTRACT:
A combustor includes an inner liner; an outer liner circumscribing the inner liner and forming a combustion chamber with the inner liner; a combustor dome coupled to the inner and outer liners; and a plurality of heat shields coupled to combustor dome. Each of the heat shields includes a heat shield plate defined by a first edge facing the inner liner and a second edge facing the outer liner; and a plurality of baffles extending from the heat shield plate. Each of the plurality of baffles includes two ribs and a connection portion connecting the two ribs to form a closed portion and an opposite open portion. The open portion of each of the plurality of baffles faces the first edge or the second edge.

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