Abstract: A mixing joint for adjacent can combustors may include a first can combustor with a first combustion flow and a first wall, a second can combustor with a second combustion flow and a second wall, and a flow disruption surface positioned about the first wall and the second wall to promote mixing of the first combustion flow and the second combustion flow.

Abstract: The present application and the resultant patent provide a disruptive surface on a trailing edge of a stage one nozzle or transition nozzle to promote mixing of respective combustion streams downstream thereof before entry into a first stage bucket of a turbine. For example, in one embodiment, a gas turbine engine may include a combustor having a combustion flow. The gas turbine engine also may include one or more airfoils forming a first stage nozzle or s transition nozzle disposed downstream of the combustor. Moreover, the gas turbine engine may include a flow disruption surface positioned about a trailing edge of the one or more airfoils to promote mixing of the combustion flow.

Abstract: The present application and the resultant patent provide a method of improving durability of a first stage bucket of a turbine of a gas turbine engine. The method may include the steps of generating a first combustion flow in a first can combustor and a second combustion flow in a second can combustor, wherein the first can combustor and the second can combustor meet at a joint comprising a flow disruption surface; passing the first combustion flow and the second combustion flow over the flow disruption surface and to a mixing region; substantially mixing the first combustion flow and the second combustion flow in the mixing region to form a mixed combustion flow; and passing the mixed combustion flow to a first stage bucket of a turbine.

Abstract: The present application and the resultant patent provide a mixing joint for adjacent can combustors. The mixing joint may include a first can combustor with a first combustion flow and a first wall, a second can combustor with a second combustion flow and a second wall, and a flow disruption surface positioned about the first wall and the second wall to promote mixing of the first combustion flow and the second combustion flow.