Patent ID: 7762072

Claim:
A combustion system, comprising; a fuel manifold adapted to receive a flow of fuel from a fuel source, the fuel manifold including at least one orifice from which the received fuel is discharged; a rotary fuel slinger disposed adjacent to the fuel manifold, the rotary fuel slinger including a coupler shaft and a slinger disc coupled to the coupler shaft, wherein the slinger disc includes a first portion disposed generally perpendicular to the coupler shaft and a second portion disposed at an angle to the first portion, wherein the fuel manifold is positioned relative to the rotary fuel slinger such that the discharged fuel impinges on the second portion, and wherein the rotary fuel slinger is configured to rotate such that the fuel is centrifuged radially outwardly from the second portion onto the first portion and subsequently off the rotary fuel slinger to atomize the fuel; a combustor including at least a forward annular liner and an aft annular liner spaced apart from one another to form a combustion chamber therebetween that receives the atomized fuel from the rotary fuel slinger, the forward and aft radial liners each including a plurality of openings for receiving compressed air into the combustion chamber to mix with the atomized fuel; and an igniter extending at least partially into the combustion chamber and configured to ignite the atomized fuel and the compressed air mixture.