Patent ID: 8813501

Claim:
A method of assembling a combustor assembly for use in a turbine engine, said method comprising: providing a combustor liner that defines a combustion chamber therein, wherein the combustor liner includes a forward end and an aft end, wherein the aft end includes at least one channel extending therethrough, wherein the at least one channel is aligned obliquely with respect to a centerline extending through the aft end; coupling a plurality of fuel nozzles to the forward end such that the plurality of fuel nozzles extend through the forward end; and coupling an annular sleeve to the aft end, wherein the sleeve includes at least one opening extending radially therethrough, the sleeve substantially circumscribes the aft end such that a cavity is defined therebetween and such that a fluid channeled through the at least one opening impinges against a surface of the aft end that is substantially parallel to the sleeve, wherein the fluid is dispersed in both a first direction and an opposite second direction within the cavity prior to the fluid being channeled through the at least one channel into the combustion chamber.