General Electric Company
Integrated front panel for a burner

Abstract:

A turbomachine includes a compressor and a turbine with a burner and a combustor between the compressor and the turbine. The burner is downstream of the compressor and upstream of the turbine. The burner is connected to the combustor at a front panel of the burner. The front panel includes a frame, a rim extending around a central aperture within the frame, and a seal segment. The frame, the rim, and the seal segment are all integrally formed as a single unitary body.