Patent ID: 7765809

Claim:
A method of assembling a dome assembly for use in a turbine engine combustor, said method comprising: providing a dome assembly ring, an inner liner portion, and an outer liner portion; coupling the inner liner portion and the outer liner portion to the dome assembly ring; positioning a plurality of elongated rings on the dome assembly ring; and coupling at least one of an inner cowl including a plurality of slots and an outer cowl including a plurality of slots to the dome assembly ring such that each of the plurality of elongated rings and at least one of the inner and outer cowls are removable without uncoupling the dome assembly ring from either the inner or outer liner portions, wherein the slots are configured to couple the inner and outer liner portions to the dome assembly ring, providing an inner cowl including a plurality of slots and an outer cowl including a plurality of slots, wherein the slots are configured to couple the inner and outer liner portions to the dome assembly ring.