US 7,603,863 B2
Secondary fuel injection from stage one nozzle
Stanley Kevin Widener, Greenville, S.C. (US); and Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Niskayuna, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Jun. 05, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/422,123.
Prior Publication US 2007/0277531 A1, Dec. 06, 2007
Int. Cl. F02C 3/16 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 60—735  [60/736; 60/746; 60/806; 60/740; 60/39.54; 415/114] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A secondary combustion system for a stage one turbine nozzle, comprising:
a supply tube extending into the stage one nozzle;
a plurality of injectors extending from the supply tube to an outer surface of the stage one nozzle; and
an air gap surrounding each of the plurality of injectors about the outer surface of the stage one nozzle.