Patent ID: 11859820
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 0:
1. A combustion section defining an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction, the combustion section comprising:
a casing defining a diffusion chamber;
a combustion liner disposed within the diffusion chamber and defining a combustion chamber, the combustion liner spaced apart from the casing such that a passageway is defined between the combustion liner and the casing; and
a fuel cell assembly disposed in the passageway, the fuel cell assembly comprising a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cells each extending between an inlet end and an outlet end, wherein the inlet end receives a flow of air and fuel and the outlet end provides output products to the combustion chamber, wherein the outlet end of the plurality of fuel cells extends through the combustion liner and partially defines the combustion chamber, wherein a film cooling gap is defined between the outlet end of the plurality of fuel cells and the combustion liner such that the passageway is in fluid communication with the combustion chamber via the film cooling gap.