US 11,920,796 B2
Combustor for a gas turbine engine
Karthikeyan Sampath, Bangalore (IN); Pradeep Naik, Bangalore (IN); Veeraraju Vanapalli, Bangalore (IN); Perumallu Vukanti, Bangalore (IN); Shai Birmaher, Cincinnati, OH (US); Daniel J. Kirtley, Blue Ash, OH (US); Deepak Ghiya, Bangalore (IN); Rimple Rakeshkumar Rangrej, Bangalore (IN); Saket Singh, Bangalore (IN); Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Bangalore (IN); Hiranya Kumar Nath, Bangalore (IN); Michael Anthony Benjamin, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Rajendra Mahadeorao Wankhade, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/340,856.
Prior Publication US 2022/0390115 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. F23R 3/60 (2006.01); F23R 3/06 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01)
CPC F23R 3/60 (2013.01) [F23R 3/06 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); F23R 2900/00012 (2013.01); F23R 2900/00017 (2013.01); F23R 2900/00018 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A combustor for a gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine defining a longitudinal centerline extending in a longitudinal direction, a radial direction extending orthogonally outward from the longitudinal centerline, and a circumferential direction extending concentrically around the longitudinal centerline, the combustor comprising:
a forward liner segment;
an aft liner segment disposed downstream from the forward liner segment relative to a direction of flow through the combustor, the forward liner segment and the aft liner segment at least partially defining a combustion chamber; and
an intermediate member disposed at least partially between the forward liner segment and the aft liner segment and extending in the circumferential direction, the intermediate member comprising:
a feature configured to interface with a radially outer surface, with respect to the longitudinal centerline, of the forward liner segment or the aft liner segment; and
a fence extending into the combustion chamber in the radial direction, with respect to the longitudinal centerline, and continuously in the circumferential direction.