TURBINE ENGINE APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

A fuel processing system (10) for a turbine engine includes a fuel processor (10) which mixes fuel and air through a vortical flow which involves the introduction of air tangentially into the fuel processing chamber (16) throu gh inlet apertures (26) formed in the outer wall of the fuel processing chamber (16). The vortical flow of fluid inside the fuel processing chamber (16) breaks down or atomizes fuel such that the resulting fuel/air mixture will b e ideal for combustion. The fuel/air mixture is thereafter introduced into a combustion chamber (20) of the combustor of a turbine engine apparatus.