Patent ID: 9222676
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: F02C,F23K,F23N,F23R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a main fuel supply fluidly coupled to a main fuel valve; an arcuate fuel passage receiving main fuel through the main fuel valve, wherein the arcuate fuel passage comprises a passage diameter and a radius of curvature structured to provide sufficient rotational acceleration to the main fuel such that a liquid portion of the main fuel is deposited on an outer wall of the arcuate fuel passage; and a fuel injector nozzle structured to receive the main fuel from the arcuate fuel passage, and to inject the main fuel into a combustion chamber for a turbine engine; wherein the main fuel valve is structured to maintain a backpressure on the main fuel supply such that fuel in the main fuel supply is a liquid phase.