Patent ID: 11920792
Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 1:
2. An apparatus for a turbine engine, comprising:
a fuel-air mixer including an inner passage, a sidewall, a steam passage, a fuel nozzle and an air swirler;
the inner passage extending axially along an axis within the fuel-air mixer;
the sidewall extending circumferentially around and axially along the inner passage;
the steam passage embedded within the sidewall and extending along the inner passage;
the fuel nozzle configured to direct fuel into the inner passage; and
a plurality of steam outlets arranged through the sidewall in an array about the axis, the plurality of steam outlets fluidly coupled with and downstream of the steam passage;
the air swirler configured to direct swirled air into the inner passage for mixing with the fuel, and the air swirler extending radially across the steam passage to the inner passage.