Patent ID: 7966820

Claim:
A nozzle for channeling a fluid into a combustor assembly, said nozzle comprising: a body including a centerline; a first passageway extending through said body along said centerline; a second passageway extending through said body, said second passageway substantially circumscribes at least a portion of said first passageway; and a nozzle tip coupled to a downstream end of said first passageway and to said second passageway, said nozzle tip having a radius extending from a center of said nozzle tip to an outer surface of said nozzle tip, said nozzle tip comprising: a downstream face; a first outlet passageway extending through said downstream face, said first outlet passageway in flow communication with said first passageway; and a plurality of second outlet passageways that each comprise an opening defined in said downstream face, each of said plurality of second outlet passageways having an inlet in flow communication with said second passageway, wherein each opening disposed radially outward from the inlet with respect to the centerline, each opening comprises respective X-, Y-, and Z-axes defined with respect to a tangent line, said radius, and said centerline, each of said plurality of outlet passageways is at discharge angle between about 30° and about 45° measured with respect to said respective Z-axis in a respective X-Z plane.