Patent ID: 8555648
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: F23D,F23L

Abstract:
1. A fuel injector nozzle, comprising: a nozzle body; a fuel conduit connectable to a fuel source disposed within the nozzle body that extends from a fuel inlet through a plurality of fuel outlet conduits to a corresponding plurality of spaced fuel outlets that are spaced about a longitudinal axis, the fuel outlet conduits and fuel outlets configured to produce a plurality of liquid fuel jets from the fuel outlets upon introduction of a pressurized liquid fuel into the fuel conduit; and a fluid conduit connectable to a fluid source extends from a fluid inlet through a plurality of fluid outlet conduits to a corresponding plurality of spaced fluid outlets that are spaced about the longitudinal axis, the fluid outlet conduits and fluid outlets configured to produce a plurality of fluid jets from the fluid outlets upon introduction of a pressurized liquid fluid into the fluid conduit, wherein each one of the liquid fuel jets is configured to impact a corresponding one of the plurality of liquid fluid jets and produce a corresponding plurality of flow streams of atomized liquid fuel and the liquid fluid jet are configured to impact one another and produce a flow stream of atomized fuel.