Patent ID: 8122726
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: F23M,F23R

Abstract:
1. A combustion chamber of a combustion system, the combustion chamber comprising: a combustion space; a support structure; a support element disposed on the support structure; and a heat shield with at least two segments, each segment including a liner element facing the combustion space and having an edge region, a gap communicating with the combustion space being formed between edge regions of adjacent segments, and each segment including a retaining device fixing the respective liner element on the support structure via the support element, each retaining device including a flange region that fits over a portion of the edge region of the respective liner element, the retaining device and support element forming a first cooling passage therebetween, the retaining device further having at least one through-opening extending through the flange region from the first cooling passage toward the edge region so as to provide a passage for a cooling gas flowing through the through-opening from the first cooling passage to the edge region.