Patent ID: 9482433
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: F23R,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A gas turbine combustor assembly, comprising: a fuel/air mixer assembly comprising a plurality of fuel/air mixer elements, each fuel/air mixer element defining an air flow passage therethrough, the plurality of fuel/air mixer elements comprising a center fuel/air mixer element and multiple peripheral fuel/air mixer elements arranged around the center fuel/air mixer element; and a fuel injector coupled to the fuel/air mixer assembly comprising a tip portion with a plurality of fuel outlets arranged to direct fuel into the air flow passages of the fuel/air mixer elements, the plurality of fuel outlets comprising a center fuel outlet and multiple peripheral fuel outlets, the center fuel outlet arranged to direct fuel into the center fuel/air mixer element and the peripheral fuel outlets arranged to direct fuel into the peripheral fuel/air mixer elements, each of the peripheral fuel/air mixer elements comprising a Venturi housing with an opening in a sidewall of the Venturi housing, and where each of the peripheral fuel outlets of the fuel injector is arranged to direct fuel through the opening in the sidewall of a respective peripheral fuel/air mixer element.