CPC F23R 3/14 (2013.01) [F23R 3/286 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A turbine engine comprising:
a compressor section, combustor section, and turbine section in serial flow arrangement, with the combustor section including a fuel nozzle assembly comprising:
a fuel nozzle including an outer wall surrounding a fuel passage and defining a longitudinal axis;
a swirler circumscribing the fuel nozzle, the swirler including a forward wall and an aft wall, defining a swirler passage between the forward wall and the aft wall;
a set of vanes provided within the swirler passage, each vane of the set of vanes extending between the forward wall and the aft wall;
a splitter extending from the set of vanes, separating the swirler passage into a radially interior passage and a radially exterior passage; and
a secondary fuel passage extending at least partially within the outer wall of the fuel nozzle, and including an outlet on the splitter.
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