Patent ID: 11920525
Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine comprising:
an inner housing having a center body installed within the inner housing;
an intermediate housing arranged radially outward from the inner housing; and
an outer housing arranged radially outward from the intermediate housing;
wherein:
the center body is a hollow body structure defining a center body airflow passage therethrough;
a first fluid passage is partially defined between an outer surface of the inner housing and an inner surface of the intermediate housing;
a second fluid passage is partially defined within the intermediate housing; and
a third fluid passage comprises the center body airflow passage, an inner airflow passage defined between an exterior surface of the center body and an interior surface of the inner housing, and an outer airflow passage that is defined by the outer housing and radially outward from the intermediate housing,

wherein the center body includes an open first end and a downstream second end comprising an impingement plate and an effusion plate.