General Electric Company
Fuel nozzle cooling structure

Abstract:

A fuel nozzle for a combustor assembly of a heat engine is generally provided. The fuel nozzle defines a fuel nozzle centerline therethrough and a radial direction extended from the nozzle centerline. The fuel nozzle includes a first wall extended along the radial direction. The first wall defines a first cooling passage and a second cooling passage each extended therethrough. The first cooling passage is defined at a first acute angle relative to the nozzle centerline. The second cooling passage is defined at a second acute angle 90 degrees or less relative to the first acute angle.