Inventors:
James Anthony Stumpf - Milford OH, US
Beverly Stephenson Duncan - West Chester OH, US
David Louis Burrus - Cincinnati OH, US
Clayton Stuart Cooper - Loveland OH, US
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
F02C001/00
Abstract:
A liner for a gas turbine engine combustor having a trapped vortex cavity formed therein, wherein a dome plate is positioned at an upstream end of the combustor, includes: a first portion positioned adjacent and connected to the dome plate, wherein the first liner portion extends downstream from and substantially perpendicular to the dome plate; a second portion extending substantially perpendicular to the first liner portion and substantially parallel to the dome plate; a first arcuate portion having a predetermined radius located between the first and second liner portions; a third portion extending downstream and substantially perpendicular to the second liner portion; and, a second arcuate portion located between the second and third liner portions; wherein the first liner portion, the second liner portion, the first arcuate liner portion and a portion of the dome plate form the trapped vortex cavity.