Multiple-domes annular combustor for a gas turbine engine

摘要

A method enables a gas turbine engine multi-domed combustor (30) including an outer liner (40) and an inner liner (42) that define a combustion chamber (46) therebetween to be assembled. The method comprises coupling a first dome including a heat shield (100) that includes an annular endbody (106) that extends a first distance (110) axially from the heat shield (100) to the combustor outer liner, and coupling a second dome (64) including a heat shield (102) that includes an annular endbody (120) that extends a second distance (126) axially from the heat shield (102) to the first dome, such that the second dome is radially aligned with respect to the first dome, and wherein the second dome second distance is less than the first dome first distance.