| CPC F23R 3/286 (2013.01) [F23D 2900/14021 (2013.01); F23R 3/12 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A nozzle for a combustor that burns fuel, comprising:
a mixing tube through which air and fuel can flow;
the mixing tube having an inlet formed at a longitudinal end thereof for introduction of a first fluid into the mixing tube;
the mixing tube having one or more supply ports formed on an outer circumferential surface of the mixing tube for introduction of a second fluid into the mixing tube;
the mixing tube having at least one fuel/air separator disposed interior of the longitudinal end, the at least one fuel/air separator is operative to cause a flow of the second fluid to be enveloped by a flow of the first fluid before the first fluid and the second fluid subsequently mix inside the mixing tube;
wherein each of the one or more supply ports comprises a respective cylindrically-shaped tube that extends outwardly from the outer circumferential surface of the mixing tube, each cylindrically-shaped tube being configured to communicate the second fluid from outside the mixing tube to the at least one fuel/air separator.
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