Antirotation injection system for turbojet
View Patent ↗Injection system of a turbojet engine. It comprises a fixed part and a sliding crossmember. The sliding crossmember comprises a flange capable of sliding on the sliding surface of the fixed part. The fixed part comprises antirotation means and the sliding crossmember of the complementary antirotation means to limit the rotation of the sliding crossmember relative to the fixed part. These means consist of at least one cutout formed in the flange and of at least one lug protruding into said at least one cutout of the flange of the sliding crossmember.
1. A fuel injection system for a turbojet comprising:
a fixed part including a swirler element configured to receive compressed air and to rotate said compressed air about a longitudinal axis of the fuel injection system, and
a sliding crossmember comprising a centering part configured to center a fuel injector relative to the fuel injection system and to receive injected fuel for mixing with said compressed air from said swirler element, said sliding crossmember further comprising a flange mounted so as to slide on a sliding surface of the swirler element, the fixed part comprising antirotation means and the flange of the sliding crossmember comprising complementary antirotation means which interact with the antirotation means of the sliding crossmember to limit the rotation of the sliding crossmember relative to the fixed part, wherein the antirotation means of the sliding flange include at least one cutout formed in the flange and wherein the antirotation means of the fixed part include at least one lug protruding into said at least one cutout of the flange of the sliding crossmember,
wherein said sliding crossmember is pivotable through a finite non-zero angle about said longitudinal axis of the fuel injection system until the lug butts against a wall of the cutout.
2. The injection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one or more lugs protrude from the sliding surface of the fixed part.
3. The injection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one or more lugs protrude from a retention ring which holds the sliding crossmember on the fixed part.
4. The injection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cutout is open.
5. The injection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cutout is closed.
6. The injection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the flange of the sliding crossmember comprises a first cutout and a second cutout, the first cutout being relatively smaller than the second cutout so that the first cutout and a first lug protruding into said first cutout limit only the rotation of the sliding crossmember in a first operating step, a second lug protruding into the second cutout limiting the rotation of the sliding crossmember after the first lug protruding into the first cutout is worn.
7. The injection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said flange of said sliding crossmember has a generally circular shape.
8. The injection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said fixed part further comprises a bowl located downstream relative to a fuel flow through the fuel injection system such that a mixture of said compressed air and said fuel exits through said bowl.
9. The injection system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said swirler element is positioned between said flange and said bowl, said flange of said sliding crossmember being upstream of said swirler element.
10. The injection system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said sliding part does not have any portion extending through said swirler element.
11. The injection system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said sliding part does not have any portion extending downstream of said swirler element.