Patent ID: 6751961
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: F23R,Y02T

Abstract:
A bulkhead panel for use in a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine, said bulkhead panel comprising:a first side and a second side; a plurality of panel holes extending from said first side to said second side through which cooling air flows; a circumferential inner rail on said first side dividing said first side into a first cavity region containing a plurality of said panel holes and a second cavity region containing a plurality of said panel holes; a center opening for receiving a fuel injector and a fuel injector guide; said center opening having a central lip which defines said first cavity region with said inner circumferential rail and said first cavity region comprising a sealed chamber when said central lip and said inner circumferential rail are placed in contact with a bulkhead support shell; and said central lip having a length greater than a length of said inner circumferential rail.