Patent ID: 7926178

Claim:
A method of assembling a fuel nozzle, the method comprising steps of: a) providing a first radially inner nozzle component having inner and outer diametral surfaces and a second radially outer nozzle component having inner and outer diametral surfaces, wherein the first nozzle component is configured for engagement within the second nozzle component with a diametral interference fit; b) applying braze directly to a joint location of at least one of the radially outer diametral surface of the first nozzle component and the radially inner diametral surface of the second nozzle component; c) thermally resizing at least one of the first and second nozzle components to facilitate engagement of the first nozzle component within the second nozzle component; and d) joining the first and second nozzle components together by engaging the first nozzle component within the second nozzle component with an interference fit with the braze pressed between the first and second nozzle components at the joint location, and by applying heat to the braze to form a braze joint at the joint location.