Ignition methods and apparatus for combustors

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1995-06-06

1997-01-07

Thorpe, Timothy S.

Power plants

Combustion products used as motive fluid

60 39826, F02C 726

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055905170

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for igniting fuel in a combustor includes an injector having an electrostatic fuel atomization nozzle and an igniter. The injector produces an initial combustion process that ignites the main fuel supply from a fuel nozzle. Alternatively, a main fuel nozzle is provided which includes a plurality of electrostatic fuel nozzles disposed about a centrally located igniter. In one embodiment, the igniter is a laser igniter.

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