Patent ID: 9360215
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: F02C,F05D,F23R

Claim Text:
1. A combustor comprising: a shell at least partially defining a combustion chamber, the shell including heat shield panels and a peripheral wall; plurality of quench ports for introducing air from outside the peripheral wall into the combustion chamber; and a grommet mounted in the shell within the plurality of quench ports, the grommet having a body defining a passage through the grommet that is operable to communicate air from outside the combustion chamber into the combustion chamber, the body carrying a first surface, an opposite, second surface and a third surface defining the passage and joining the first surface and the second surface, the third surface including a bevel surface with respect to at least one of the first surface and the second surface, and the grommet includes a circumferential flange that is arranged between the heat shield panels and the peripheral wall; wherein the grommet is flush with at least the heat shield panels, and wherein the grommet is also flush with the peripheral wall.