Patent ID: 9400108
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: F23M,F23R

Claim Text:
1. A turbine engine with an acoustic clamping resonator system, comprising: a gas turbine engine combustor positioned downstream from a compressor and formed from at least one outer housing defining a combustor basket and at least one upstream wall that is attached to the at least one outer housing, wherein at least one fuel nozzle of a fuel nozzle assembly extends into the combustor; at least one resonator positioned within the gas turbine engine combustor at the at least one outer housing and extending circumferentially within the combustor; wherein the at least one resonator is positioned radially outward from at least one outer wall of the fuel nozzle assembly; wherein the at least one resonator contacts the at least one upstream wall; wherein the at least one resonator is curved about an axis that is positioned orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the gas turbine engine combustor forming a curved surface such that the curved surface faces radially inward toward the longitudinal axis; a resonator neck extending between the at least one resonator and the gas turbine engine combustor, wherein the resonator neck is arranged as a support member to coupe the resonator and an intersection of the at least one upstream wall and the outer housing defining the combustor basket; and wherein the resonator neck is a hollow member and forms a hole on the curved surface of the resonator.