Patents Represented by Attorney Chirstopher H. Hunter
  • Patent number: 6895755
    Abstract: A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine has an inlet fitting, a fuel nozzle, and a housing stem with a pair of fuel conduits fluidly interconnecting the nozzle and fitting. The fuel nozzle includes an annular secondary fuel passageway directing fuel from one fuel conduit to an annular discharge orifice at a discharge end of the nozzle. The secondary fuel passageway is defined between an outer, annular fuel conduit portion and a primary adapter. The primary adapter has an outer surface with a distinct, radially-outwardly-projecting annular shoulder to restrict flow through the secondary passageway and provide substantially uniform distribution of flow through the passageway downstream of the shoulder, for improved combustion and flame stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Erlendur Steinthorsson, Kiran Patwari, Jie Qian, Joseph S. Quadrone