Patent ID: 11859817
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 1:
2. The combustion burner assembly of claim 1, the flow control device further comprising a plurality of flow directing devices located about the fuel transport tube and the ignition tube, wherein a first set of flow directing devices is located on an inner wall of the fuel transport tube and a second set of flow directing devices is located on an inner wall of the ignition tube, the first set of flow directing devices including at least one flow directing device downstream of the outlet of the laser tube and upstream of the inlet of the ignition tube and at least one flow directing device at a location on the inner wall of the fuel transport tube that is oriented transversely to a periphery of an outlet of the ignition tube, the second set of flow directing devices including at least one flow directing device downstream of the inlet of the ignition tube, wherein the plurality of flow directing devices are configured to direct a portion of the flow of the mixture of fuel and air to flow about the ignition tube for irradiation by the beam of laser light.