Patent ID: 8056342

Claim:
A combustor for a turbine engine comprising: an outer liner having a row of circumferentially distributed outer combustion air holes including at least a major outer air hole having a first outer air hole size, an intermediate outer air hole having a second outer air hole size, and a minor outer air hole having a third outer air hole size, wherein said first, said second, and said third outer air hole sizes are all different from each other; an inner liner circumscribed by said outer liner and having a row of circumferentially distributed inner combustion air holes including at least a major inner air hole having a first inner air hole size, an intermediate inner air hole having a second inner air hole size, and a minor inner air hole having a third inner air hole size, wherein said first, said second, and said third inner air hole sizes are all different from each other; and wherein said circumferentially distributed outer combustion air holes are radially aligned with said circumferentially distributed inner combustion air holes such that at least one of said major outer, intermediate outer, and minor air holes is aligned with a different hole size of said major inner, intermediate inner, and minor inner air holes.