Patent ID: 9033699
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: F23R

Abstract:
1. A combustor, comprising: a. a casing that surrounds at least a portion of the combustor, wherein the casing includes an end cover at one end of the combustor; b. an end cap axially separated from the end cover, wherein the end cap is configured to extend radially across at least a portion of the combustor and includes an upstream surface axially separated from a downstream surface; c. a plurality of tubes that extends from the upstream surface through the downstream surface to provide fluid communication through the end cap; and d. a cap shield that extends axially from the end cover, wherein the cap shield circumferentially surrounds the upstream surface and the downstream surface of the end cap, the upstream surface and the cap shield at least partially defining a fuel plenum within the end cap, wherein the cap shield is connected to the end cover and supports the end cap.