Fuel injector and method of operating the fuel injector

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1993-07-29

1995-06-13

Thorpe, Timothy S.

Power plants

Combustion products used as motive fluid

60 39463, 60 3955, 60742, F23R 336, F02C 330

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active

054231736

ABSTRACT:
A fuel injector 28 utilizing air, a liquid fluid and a gaseous fluid is disclosed. Various construction details are developed to enhance mixing and reduce carbon monoxide emissions for a given level of nitrous oxide emissions. In one detailed embodiment, the fuel nozzle 28 has two radially spaced passages 68, 104 for air having swirlers 86, 114, a liquid fluid passage 57 for water therebetween and a gaseous fluid fuel passage 118 which injects fuel into one of the air passages.

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