Patent ID: 11898753
Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 14:
15. A system, comprising:
a fuel sweep system configured to couple to a flow sleeve of a combustor along a first fuel conduit, wherein the flow sleeve is configured to be disposed about a liner of the combustor to define a passage, the first fuel conduit is configured to extend along the flow sleeve in a compressor discharge chamber disposed about the flow sleeve, the first fuel conduit is offset from an exterior surface of the flow sleeve in a radial direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the combustor, wherein the fuel sweep system comprises a first fuel sweep louver adjacent a first fuel sweep opening, the first fuel sweep opening and the first fuel sweep louver overlap the first fuel conduit in a circumferential direction and an axial direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the combustor, the first fuel conduit is centered over the first fuel sweep opening, and the fuel sweep system is configured to sweep a leaked fuel from the first fuel conduit into the passage.