Patent ID: 9182122
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: F23R

Abstract:
1. A device for supplying flow across a combustor, comprising: a. an axial fluid injector configured to circumferentially surround at least a portion of the combustor, the axial fluid injector comprising a plurality of vanes extending radially with respect to an axial centerline of the combustor, wherein at least one of the vanes includes a fluid passage enclosed within the vane; b. an inner annular passage extending through the axial fluid injector, wherein the inner annular passage provides fluid communication through the axial fluid injector and into a first annular passage that surrounds the combustor; and c. an outer annular passage extending through the axial fluid injector radially outward from the inner annular passage, wherein the outer annular passage provides axial flow into the first annular passage.