Patents by Inventor Neville R. Holmes

Neville R. Holmes has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4327547
    Abstract: A dual fuel injector for a gas turbine engine having means for water injection to reduce NOx emissions, comprises an outer annular gas fuel duct with a venturi section with air purge holes to prevent liquid fuel entering the gas duct, an inner annular liquid fuel duct having inlets for water and liquid fuel and through which compressor air flows, the inner annular duct terminating in a nozzle, and a central flow passage through which compressor air also flows, terminating in a main diffuser having an inner secondary diffuser. The surfaces of both diffusers are arranged so that their surfaces are washed by the compressor air to reduce or prevent the acretion of carbon to the injector, the diffusers in effect forming a hollow pintle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Limited
    Inventors: Eric Hughes, Denis R. Carlisle, Neville R. Holmes