Power plants – Combustion products used as motive fluid – Convertible or combined with feature other than combustion...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-23
2009-02-03
Casaregola, Louis J (Department: 3746)
Power plants
Combustion products used as motive fluid
Convertible or combined with feature other than combustion...
C060S740000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07484369
ABSTRACT:
A fuel injector for a gas turbine combustor is disclosed which includes a feed arm having a flange for mounting the injector within the combustor and a fuel nozzle depending from the feed arm for injecting fuel into the combustor for combustion. An optical sensor array is operatively associated with the fuel nozzle for observing combustor flame characteristics. The optical sensor array includes a plurality of sapphire rods positioned to be close enough to the combustor flame to oxidize soot deposits thereon.
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Casaregola Louis J
Edwards Angell Palmer & & Dodge LLP
Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
Wofsy Scott D.
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