FUEL DISTRIBUTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING

WIPO Patent Application WO/2009/148682

A3

A unitary distributor (300) is disclosed, comprising at least one main flow passage (307) located within a distributor ring body (301), the main flow passage (307) having an arcuate portion (305) oriented in a circumferential direction around a distributor axis (11). A fuel distributor (100) is disclosed, comprising a fuel conduit (105) and a distributor (300) wherein the fuel distributor (100) has a unitary construction. A method for fabricating a unitary distributor (100) is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of determining three-dimensional information of the unitary distributor (300) having at least one flow passage (307) having an arcuate portion (305) located within a distributor ring body (301) having an axis (11), converting the three-dimensional information into a plurality of slices that each define a cross-sectional layer of the unitary distributor (300) and successively forming each layer of the unitary (distributor 300) by fusing a metallic powder using laser energy. A unitary fuel distributor (100) comprising a fuel conduit (105) and a distributor (300) is disclosed wherein the unitary fuel distributor (100) is made by using a rapid manufacturing process.

MCMASTERS MARIE ANN (US)
BENJAMIN MICHAEL A (US)
MANCINI ALFRED (US)

PCT/US2009/037148

May 03, 2012

March 13, 2009

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GEN ELECTRIC (US)
MCMASTERS MARIE ANN (US)
BENJAMIN MICHAEL A (US)
MANCINI ALFRED (US)

F23R3/14; B23P6/00; F02C7/22; F23R3/28; F23R3/34

WO2004096487A1

2004-11-11

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US20070163263A1	2007-07-19

CONKLIN, Mark A et al. (General Electric CompanyP O Box 861,2 Corporate Drive,suite 64, Shelton CT, US)

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