Power plants – Combustion products used as motive fluid – Combustion products generator
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-26
2011-10-18
Cuff, Michael (Department: 3741)
Power plants
Combustion products used as motive fluid
Combustion products generator
C060S739000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08037688
ABSTRACT:
A method for controlling a temperature distribution within a combustor having a plurality of chamber sections comprising controlling a fuel-to-air ratio in the chamber sections. At least two chamber sections have different fuel-to-air ratios to create a non-uniform temperature distribution within the combustor to reduce thermoacoustic instabilities.
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Banaszuk Andrzej
Cohen Jeffrey M.
Hagen Gregory S.
Mehta Prashant G.
Proscia William
Cuff Michael
Kinney & Lange , P.A.
Nguyen Andrew
United Technologies Corporation
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