GAS TURBINE AND GAS TURBINE AFTERBURNER

摘要

A gas turbine afterburner includes a gutter electrode that helps to hold an afterburner flame. A charge source applies a majority charge to be carried by a turbine exhaust gas. Electrical attraction between the majority charge and the gutter electrode helps to hold the afterburner flame.

主权项

1. A gas turbine afterburner, comprising:
an exhaust pipe aligned to receive exhaust gas from a gas turbine stage; a fuel sprayer configured to spray fuel into the exhaust gas; a gutter configured as an aerodynamic bluff body to produce vortices in the exhaust gas; a charge source configured to apply a majority charge to the exhaust gas or the fuel; and a gutter electrode configured to attract the majority charge toward the gutter.