Patent ID: 9556844
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B05B,B22D,B33Y,F02M,F02P

Claim:
1. A nozzle for a member of a fuel combustion system of an engine, the nozzle comprising: a nozzle body, the nozzle body being hollow and including an outer surface, an inner surface, and an orifice surface, the outer surface defining an outer opening, the inner surface defining an interior chamber and an inner opening, and the orifice surface defining an orifice passage extending between, and in communication with, the outer opening and the inner opening, the orifice passage being in communication with the interior chamber via the inner opening; and wherein the orifice surface includes a boundary surface and a protrusion disposed adjacent the inner opening, the protrusion projecting from the boundary surface radially inwardly into the orifice passage, and wherein the protrusion is configured to divert a flow of a fuel mixture/flame front entering the orifice passage from the inner opening radially away from the boundary surface.