Patent ID: 11892167
Assignee: TURBOGEN LTD.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An atomizer providing atomization of a fuel-air mixture flowing into a gas turbine engine, the atomizer receiving air input from an engine compressor and fuel input from a low-pressure fuel supply pump, the atomizer comprising
an atomizer body,
a main vortex chamber comprising a main outlet nozzle in fluid communication with
a combustion chamber inlet of the gas turbine engine;
a secondary vortex chamber for improving an atomization quality of the fuel-air-mixture, the secondary vortex chamber comprising a secondary outlet nozzle in fluid communication with the main vortex chamber; and
a fuel sleeve providing fuel to the secondary vortex chamber, the fuel sleeve comprising a blind channel with a longitudinal axis and a fuel tip;
wherein, the atomizer further comprises an air cavity and grooves on a surface of the main vortex chamber which supply air to the air cavity.