5954results about "Continuous combustion chamber" patented technology

The invention discloses a rotational flow micro-mixing nozzle with built-in plasma combustion supporting and a micro-mixing combustor. The rotational flow micro-mixing nozzle comprises a tangential rotational flow part, a fuel pipe and a mixing pipe which are coaxially arranged, and plasma combustion supporting exciters arranged on the fuel pipe and the mixing pipe. The plasma combustion-supporting exciter is integrated in the nozzle, the structural design of the micro-mixing combustor can be simplified, and the size and complexity of the micro-mixing combustor are reduced; the plasma combustion-supporting exciter is installed at the top of the mixed gas channel of the rotational flow micro-mixing nozzle, stable adjustment of the combustion process under the variable working conditions can be achieved by controlling opening and closing and the discharge intensity of the plasma combustion-supporting exciter when the load changes, and meanwhile the response speed under the different working conditions is increased; air or an oxidizing agent can be fully mixed with fuel at a specific rotational flow degree through rotational flow air flow generated by the tangential rotational flow component, the combustion range can be widened, and the stable combustion effect under the extreme working condition is enhanced.

A method of operating a gas turbine engine having a combustor having a combustion chamber and a plurality of fuel spray nozzles configured to inject fuel into the combustion chamber. The fuel spray nozzles have a first subset of fuel spray nozzles and a second subset of fuel spray nozzles. The combustor is operable in a condition in which the first subset of fuel spray nozzles are supplied with more fuel than the second subset of fuel spray nozzles. A ratio of the number of fuel spray nozzles in the first subset of fuel spray nozzles to the number of fuel spray nozzles in the second subset of fuel spray nozzles is in the range of 1:2 to 1:5. The method includes providing a fuel to the plurality of fuel spray nozzles having a calorific value of at least 43.5 MJ / kg. A gas turbine engine can be for an aircraft.

A fuel cavity, an air cavity and a combustion cavity are sequentially and coaxially arranged at intervals in a sealed mode from bottom to top, a plurality of nozzle assemblies are fixedly arranged in the air cavity, and the nozzle assemblies are symmetrically arranged relative to the center of the air cavity to form an annular multi-layer array structure; the nozzle assembly comprises an air flow guide component, a tangential rotational flow component, a fuel pipe and a mixing pipe which are coaxially arranged. Through a combined adjusting mechanism of the air flow guide component and the tangential rotational flow component, different rotational flow degrees of a single nozzle can be realized, so that the nozzle adapts to fuels with different properties; according to different working conditions, different air rotational flow degrees can be set for the nozzle assemblies on different layers in a staggered mode, or different air rotational flow degrees can be set for the multiple nozzle assemblies on the same layer in a staggered mode, so that staged coupling combustion of the multiple nozzle assemblies in a large space is achieved, and the purposes of enhancing combustion stability and improving temperature uniformity are achieved.

An aircraft gas turbine engine includes a combustor, with a combustion chamber and fuel spray nozzles to inject fuel into the chamber. The nozzles include first and second subsets. The first subset of nozzles is supplied with fuel at a greater rate than each of the second subset. A ratio of nozzles in the first subset to the second subset is 1:3 to 1:6. A lean cruise nvPM emissions index ratio isEIcruise⁡(lean),SAFEIcruise⁡(lean),FF,where EIcruise(lean),SAF isEImaxTO,SAF+EIclimb,SAF2and EIcruise(lean),FF isEImaxTO,FF+EIclimb,FF2.EImaxTO,SAF is nvPM emissions index operating at 100% available thrust and EIclimb,SAF is the nvPM emissions index operating at 85% available thrust if fuel includes sustainable aviation fuel. EImaxTO,FF is the nvPM emissions index operating at 100% available thrust and EIclimb,FF is the nvPM emissions index at 85% available thrust if fuel is a fossil-based hydrocarbon. The lean cruise nvPM emissions index ratio is less than 1.

A gas turbine engine for an aircraft is disclosed. The gas turbine engine comprises: a combustor, comprising a combustion chamber and a plurality of fuel spray nozzles configured to inject fuel into the combustion chamber, wherein the plurality of fuel spray nozzles comprises a first subset of fuel spray nozzles and a second subset of fuel spray nozzles, wherein the combustor is operable in a condition in which each of the fuel spray nozzles of the first subset of fuel spray nozzles is supplied with fuel at a greater fuel flow rate than each of the fuel spray nozzles of the second subset of fuel spray nozzles, wherein a ratio of the number of fuel spray nozzles in the first subset of fuel spray nozzles to the number of fuel spray nozzles in the second subset of fuel spray nozzles is in the range of 1:2 to 1:5. A thrust nvPM emissions index ratio is defined as:EImaxTO / FmaxTOEIidle / Fidlewhere: EIidle is the system loss corrected nvPM emissions index in mg / kg of the gas turbine engine if operating at around 7% available thrust for given operating conditions; EImaxTO is the system loss corrected nvPM emissions index in mg / kg of the gas turbine engine if operating at around 100% available thrust for the given operating conditions; FmaxTO is the thrust of the gas turbine engine at around 100% available thrust in kN for the given operating conditions; and Fidle is the thrust of the gas turbine engine at around 7% available thrust in kN for the given operating conditions. The thrust nvPM emissions index ratio is greater than 0.001. The gas turbine engine is configured to provide fuel comprising a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the plurality of fuel spray nozzles. Also disclosed is a method of operating the gas turbine engine.

A gas turbine engine for an aircraft is disclosed. The gas turbine engine comprises: a combustor, comprising a combustion chamber and a plurality of fuel spray nozzles configured to inject fuel into the combustion chamber, wherein the plurality of fuel spray nozzles comprises a first subset of fuel spray nozzles and a second subset of fuel spray nozzles, wherein the combustor is operable in a condition in which each of the fuel spray nozzles of the first subset of fuel spray nozzles is supplied with fuel at a greater fuel flow rate than each of the fuel spray nozzles of the second subset of fuel spray nozzles, wherein a ratio of the number of fuel spray nozzles in the first subset of fuel spray nozzles to the number of fuel spray nozzles in the second subset of fuel spray nozzles is in the range of 1:3 to 1:6. A MTO nvPM emissions index ratio is defined as:EImaxTO,SAFEImaxTO,FFwhere: EImaxTO,SAF is the system loss corrected nvPM emissions index in mg / kg of the gas turbine engine when operating at around 100% available thrust for given operating conditions if a fuel provided to the plurality of fuel spray nozzles comprises a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF); and EImaxTO,FF is the system loss corrected nvPM emissions index in mg / kg of the gas turbine engine when operating at around 100% available thrust for the given operating conditions if a fuel provided to the plurality of fuel spray nozzles is a fossil-based hydrocarbon fuel. The MTO nvPM emissions index ratio of the gas turbine engine is less than 1. The gas turbine engine is configured to provide fuel comprising a SAF to the plurality of fuel spray nozzles. Also disclosed are methods of operating the gas turbine engine.

The present disclosure relates to a gas turbine plant which decomposes ammonia and supplies it as fuel to a combustor of the gas turbine. The gas turbine plant supplies sufficient heat to the ammonia in order to thermally decompose the ammonia effectively, and separates the residual ammonia present in the decomposition gas and supplies it to a combustor of the gas turbine.

A multi-stage micro-decomposition swirl burner with an ammonia-doped fuel, and a low NOx control method are provided. A natural gas central pipe, a primary air pipe and a burner housing are nested from inside to outside in sequence to form a primary air duct and an over-fire air channel which are isolated from each other. Natural gas is ejected from the natural gas central pipe, and swirl vanes are arranged in the primary air duct, such that the primary air can be mixed with the central natural gas in a swirl state, and then a diffusion flame is formed under the action of an ignition device. Therefore, a pilot flame with sustainable combustion is formed at the center of an injection end of the burner.

A gas turbine engine for an aircraft. The gas turbine engine comprising: a combustor, comprising a combustion chamber and a plurality of fuel spray nozzles configured to inject fuel into the combustion chamber, wherein the plurality of fuel spray nozzles comprises a first subset of fuel spray nozzles and a second subset of fuel spray nozzles, wherein the combustor is operable in a condition in which each of the fuel spray nozzles of the first subset of fuel spray nozzles is supplied with fuel at a greater fuel flow rate than each of the fuel spray nozzles of the second subset of fuel spray nozzles, wherein a ratio of the number of fuel spray nozzles in the first subset of fuel spray nozzles to the number of fuel spray nozzles in the second subset of fuel spray nozzles is in the range of 1:2 to 1:5. An MTO nvPM emissions index ratio-modified fuel flow is defined as:EImaxTO,SAFEImaxTO,FF×Wf,maxTOwhere: EImaxTO,SAF is the system loss corrected nvPM emissions index in mg / kg of the gas turbine engine when operating at around 100% available thrust for given operating conditions if a fuel provided to the plurality of fuel spray nozzles comprises a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF); EImaxTO,FF is the system loss corrected nvPM emissions index in mg / kg of the gas turbine engine when operating at around 100% available thrust for the given operating conditions if a fuel provided to the plurality of fuel spray nozzles is a fossil-based hydrocarbon fuel; and Wf,maxTO is the mass flow rate of fuel provided to the plurality of fuel spray nozzles in kg / s when the gas turbine engine is operating at around 100% available thrust for the given operating conditions. The MTO nvPM emissions index ratio-modified fuel flow of the gas turbine engine in kg / s is less than 2. The gas turbine engine is configured to provide fuel comprising a SAF to the plurality of fuel spray nozzles. Also disclosed is a method of operating the gas turbine engine.

A gas turbine engine includes a combustor with a combustion chamber and fuel spray nozzles to inject fuel into the combustion chamber. The nozzles include a first and second subset. Each of the nozzles of the first subset is supplied with fuel at a greater rate than each of the second subset. A ratio of nozzles in the first subset to nozzles in the second subset from 1:3 to 1:6. A fuel-flow nvPM emissions index ratio isEIidle×Wf,idleRImaxTO×Wf,maxTO.EIidle and EImaxTO are the system loss corrected nvPM emissions index in mg / kg operating at around 7% and 100% available thrust for the given operating conditions, respectively. Wf,idle and Wf,maxTO are the rate of fuel flow to the fuel spray nozzles in kg / s at around 7% and 100% available thrust for the given operating conditions, respectively. The fuel-flow nvPM emissions index ratio of the gas turbine engine is less than 0.3.

A gas turbine engine includes: a rich burn, quick quench, lean burn combustor having a number of fuel spray nozzles in the range 14-22 or a number of fuel spray nozzles per unit engine core size in the range 2 to 6. An nvPM emissions index ratio is defined as:EIidle×Wf,idleEImaxTO×Wf,maxTOwhere: EIidle and EImaxTO are respectively the nvPM emissions index in mg / kg of gas turbine engine if operating at around 7% or 100% available thrust for given operating conditions; Wf,idle and Wf,maxTO are respectively the rate of fuel flow to fuel spray nozzles in kg / s at around 7% or 100% available thrust for given operating conditions. The fuel-flow nvPM emissions index ratio is less than 0.08. The gas turbine engine is configured to provide fuel including sustainable aviation fuel to fuel spray nozzles. Also disclosed is a method of operating the gas turbine engine.

A gas turbine engine for an aircraft is disclosed. The gas turbine engine comprises: a combustor, comprising a combustion chamber and a plurality of fuel spray nozzles configured to inject fuel into the combustion chamber, wherein the plurality of fuel spray nozzles comprises a first subset of fuel spray nozzles and a second subset of fuel spray nozzles, wherein the combustor is operable in a condition in which each of the fuel spray nozzles of the first subset of fuel spray nozzles is supplied with fuel at a greater fuel flow rate than each of the fuel spray nozzles of the second subset of fuel spray nozzles, wherein a ratio of the number of fuel spray nozzles in the first subset of fuel spray nozzles to the number of fuel spray nozzles in the second subset of fuel spray nozzles is in the range of 1:3 to 1:6. A MTO nvPM emissions index ratio is defined as:EImaxTO,SAFEImaxTO,FFwhere: EImaxTO,SAF is the nvPM emissions index in mg / kg of the gas turbine engine when operating at around 100% available thrust for given operating conditions if a fuel provided to the plurality of fuel spray nozzles comprises a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF); and EImaxTO,FF is the nvPM emissions index in mg / kg of the gas turbine engine when operating at around 100% available thrust for the given operating conditions if a fuel provided to the plurality of fuel spray nozzles is a fossil-based hydrocarbon fuel. The MTO nvPM emissions index ratio of the gas turbine engine is less than 1. The gas turbine engine is configured to provide fuel comprising a SAF to the plurality of fuel spray nozzles. Also disclosed are methods of operating the gas turbine engine.

A gas turbine engine includes: a rich burn, quick quench, lean burn combustor having a number of fuel spray nozzles in range of 14-22 or a number of fuel spray nozzles per unit engine core size in range 2 to 6. An MTO nvPM emissions index ratio is:EImaxTO,SAFEImaxTO,FF×Wf,maxTOwhere: EImaxTO,SAF and EImaxTO,FF are respectively the nvPM emissions index in mg / kg when operating around 100% available thrust for given operating conditions if fuel provided to fuel spray nozzles includes either sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) or fossil-based hydrocarbon fuel; Wf,maxTO is mass flow rate of fuel provided to fuel spray nozzles in kg / s when gas turbine engine is operating at around 100% available thrust for given operating conditions. MTO nvPM emissions index is less than 2. The gas turbine engine is configured to provide fuel including SAF to fuel spray nozzles. Also disclosed is method of operating gas turbine engine.

The invention relates to the technical field of gas turbine engines, and discloses a concentric circle type pure hydrogen combustion micro-mixing combustion chamber head which is characterized in that a combustion bowl is arranged on a secondary hydrogen fuel nozzle, secondary hydrogen fuel realizes stable combustion of hydrogen in a low-working-condition central area on the downstream of the combustion bowl, and a stable low-speed central backflow area is formed on the leeside of the combustion bowl; and the central backflow area ensures good combustion stability of the secondary stage. Main-stage hydrogen fuel sprayed out of the inner ring radial spraying holes and the outer ring radial spraying holes is micro-premixed with incoming flow air, the effect of improving the mixing quality and spatial distribution uniformity of the hydrogen fuel in the premixing process is achieved, and the problem of backfire during combustion of the main-stage hydrogen fuel can be avoided; and meanwhile, a low-speed and relatively-large-scale large annular backflow vortex structure is formed on the leeward side of the V-shaped ring, stable combustion is carried out in the large annular backflow vortex, and therefore the stability and uniformity of main-stage hydrogen combustion are improved, and NOx emission is reduced.

The invention relates to a combustion chamber flame tube and a cooling hole distribution optimization method thereof. The combustion chamber flame tube comprises the first tube wall and the second tube wall, the cooling hole with the large first included angle is formed in the high-heat-load area, so that the large included angle is formed between the flowing direction of cooling air introduced by the cooling hole and the main flow direction, the cooling air is not prone to converging into the main flow, and the cooling air can be better attached to the wall face of the high-heat-load area; and a cooling air film with a large contact area with the inner wall of the barrel is formed, and the risk of local high-temperature ablation caused by insufficient cooling of a high-heat load area is reduced. The cooling holes with the small first included angle are adopted in the low-heat-load area, so that the included angle between the flowing direction of cooling air introduced by the cooling holes and the main flow direction is small, the cooling air is better converged with the main flow, the low-heat-load area is prevented from being overcooled, the temperature distribution of the inner wall of the flame tube is uniform, and the service life of the flame tube is prolonged. The problems of thermal fatigue and the like caused by overlarge temperature gradient are solved, and the risk of failure of the flame tube is reduced.

The invention belongs to the field of aero-engines, relates to an engine main combustion chamber design technology, and provides a ceramic matrix composite material flame tube matching design method and system.The method comprises the steps that a flame tube wall temperature interval of a main working state point is obtained; determining the thermal-state radial dimensions of the feature points on the ceramic-based component and the metal component; converting the hot-state radial size into a cold-state radial size; carrying out two-dimensional cold-state flame tube profile design; and the cold-state radial size of the two-dimensional cold-state flame tube molded surface is converted into the hot-state size to obtain a two-dimensional hot-state flame tube molded surface, and a three-dimensional hot-state model is constructed and evaluated and iteratively optimized. According to the method, matching structure characteristic parameters of the ceramic-based component and the metal component are designed, and the molded surface of the flame tube made of the different materials is self-adaptively formed into smooth transition at main working state points, so that a backflow area is actively controlled, and the problems that the stability of a flow field of a main combustion chamber is influenced and pressure is lost due to different and relative displacement changes in the working process are solved.

Liquid fuel systems and methods are provided. A liquid fuel system includes a mixing unit and a plurality of liquid fuel supply systems. Each liquid fuel supply system is fluidly coupled to the mixing unit. The liquid fuel system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the mixing unit and the plurality of liquid fuel supply systems. The controller includes memory and one or more processors. The memory stores instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the liquid fuel system to perform operations including providing one or more liquid fuels from the plurality of liquid fuel supply systems to the mixing unit. The operations further include mixing, with the mixing unit, the one or more liquid fuels to create a liquid fuel mixture. The operations further include providing the liquid fuel mixture to a combustion section of a turbomachine.

A heat exchanger positioned within an annular duct of a gas turbine engine is provided. The heat exchanger extends substantially continuously along the circumferential direction and defining a heat exchanger height equal to at least 10% of a duct height. An effective transmission loss (ETL) for the heat exchanger positioned within the annular duct is between 5 decibels and 1 decibels for an operating condition of the gas turbine engine. The heat exchanger includes a heat transfer section defining an acoustic length (Li), and wherein an Operational Acoustic Reduction Ratio (OARR) is greater than or equal to 0.75 to achieve the ETL at the operating condition.

The invention provides a multi-cavity scramjet engine combustion chamber and a control method thereof. The combustion chamber is simple in structure, capable of adapting to different equivalence ratio ranges and different flight heights, low in resistance, high in combustion performance, low in thermal load of the wall face of the combustion chamber, convenient to maintain and capable of facilitating aircraft-engine integrated design. The combustion chamber comprises an isolation section, a first concave cavity group, a second concave cavity group, a third concave cavity group, an injection module and a combustion chamber expansion section, each concave cavity group is provided with two concave cavities which are oppositely arranged up and down; the isolation section is a first square tube and is connected with the first concave cavity group; the first concave cavity group is connected with the second group of concave cavities through a second square tube; the second group of concave cavities is connected with a third concave cavity group through a third square pipe; a combustion chamber expansion section is connected behind the third concave cavity group; the injection unit comprises a front injection device and a rear injection device; front injection devices are oppositely arranged on the upper wall surface and the lower wall surface of the second square pipe; rear injection devices are oppositely arranged on the upper and lower wall surfaces of the third square pipe.

A turbine engine can include a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in axial flow arrangement. The combustion section can include a combustor having a fuel-air mixer. The fuel-air mixer can include a body with at least an air passage, as well as a set of mixing passages.

A combustor includes a combustion liner that defines a combustion chamber and an outer sleeve spaced apart from the combustion liner, such that an annulus is defined between the combustion liner and the outer sleeve. The combustor further includes a fuel injection assembly having a boss coupled to at least one of the combustion liner and the outer sleeve. The boss includes an inner flange coupled to the combustion liner, an outer flange, and a body extending between the outer flange and the inner flange. The boss defines a cooling circuit having a post-impingement plenum defined in the inner flange between an inner wall of the inner flange and an impingement plate in cooling proximity to the inner wall; and a plurality of film cooling channels that are defined in the inner flange and fluidly couple the post-impingement plenum to the combustion chamber.

A combustor for a gas turbine (GT) system includes a combustor body including a non-additively manufactured (non-AM) part having corrosion at a first level and a replacement additively manufactured (AM) part coupled to the non-AM part. The replacement AM part has corrosion at a second level less than the first level. The replacement AM part includes at least an aft section of a tapered transition portion and an aft frame of the combustor body, and a plurality of shared parallel, sintered metal layers extending into the aft section of the tapered transition portion and the aft frame. The replacement AM part may also include a receiving element in a forwardmost end thereof configured to receive a rearwardmost remaining end of the non-AM part. The replacement AM part may also optionally include an AFS injector mount and part of a cylindrical portion of a combustion liner.

A method is provided for operating a powerplant. During this method, a hydrocarbon fuel is delivered to a turbine engine for combustion within a combustion chamber of the turbine engine during initial startup operation of the turbine engine. Ammonia is at least partially cracked into hydrogen gas and nitrogen gas. A non-hydrocarbon fuel is delivered to the turbine engine for combustion within the combustion chamber of the turbine engine during post-startup operation of the turbine engine. The non-hydrocarbon fuel is or otherwise includes the hydrogen gas or a combination of the hydrogen gas and the nitrogen gas.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a nozzle suitable for a pure hydrogen gas turbine. According to one specific embodiment, the nozzle comprises a nozzle body, a first micro-mixing assembly, a second micro-mixing assembly, an air circulation annular piece, a first hydrogen fuel pipe and a second hydrogen fuel pipe assembly. The second hydrogen fuel pipe assembly comprises at least one second hydrogen fuel pipe, and the first hydrogen fuel pipe and the second hydrogen fuel pipes are arranged on the nozzle body. The nozzle body comprises a fuel chamber, and the air circulation annular piece is arranged in the fuel chamber. The micro-mixing pipes included in the first micro-mixing assembly are annularly and obliquely arranged layer by layer around the first hydrogen fuel pipe, the micro-mixing pipes included in the second micro-mixing assembly are annularly and obliquely arranged layer by layer around the air circulation annular piece, and the micro-mixing pipe inclination directions and the micro-mixing pipe inclination angles of the micro-mixing pipes in each micro-mixing pipe set are the same. According to the embodiment, the safety and the service life of the pure hydrogen gas turbine can be improved.

The invention relates to a combustion device (01) of a gas turbine (05) with a burner (02) and a combustion chamber (03), which (01) further comprises an ammonia cracker (11). This (11) is provided with a reaction channel (12) and a heating device, wherein a transmission section (13) of the combustion chamber (03) simultaneously forms part of the heating device.

A micro gas turbine engine may include a single-piece rotor having a compressor, a turbine, and a shaft manufactured from an additive manufacturing process. The compressor, turbine, and shaft are a single uniform piece and not separately joined together. The micro gas turbine engine may further include a ceramic cover having built in fuel injectors and stator blades for the compressor. The micro gas turbine engine may further include a inner combustor lining having built in stator blades for the turbine.

A gas turbine engine for an aircraft, including: staged combustion system having pilot fuel injectors and main fuel injectors, staged combustion system being operable in pilot-only range of operation and pilot-and-main range of operation; and fuel delivery regulator arranged to control delivery of fuel to pilot and main fuel injectors. Fuel delivery regulator arranged to receive fuel from a first fuel source containing a first fuel having a first fuel characteristic and a second fuel source containing a second fuel having a different second fuel characteristic. The fuel delivery regulator is arranged to deliver fuel to the pilot fuel injectors during at least part of the pilot-only range of operation having a different fuel characteristic from fuel delivered to one or both of the pilot and main fuel injectors during at least part of the pilot-and-main range of operation. A method of operating a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.

A turbine engine includes a combustor having a main combustion chamber, an annular dome positioned at a first angle α with respect to a longitudinal centerline axis of the combustor, and a secondary combustion chamber. The secondary combustion chamber is defined by a portion of the annular dome and an aft wall positioned at a second angle β with respect to the longitudinal centerline axis. A pilot mixer is disposed through the annular dome and injects a pilot mixer fuel-air mixture at a pilot mixer fuel-air mixture angle into the main combustion chamber and generates a first recirculation zone. A main mixer is disposed through the aft wall or the annular dome at the secondary combustion chamber. The main mixer injects a main mixer fuel-air mixture at a main mixer fuel-air mixture angle into the secondary combustion chamber to produce combustion gases and generates a second recirculation zone.

A combustor component is disclosed comprising a combustion chamber, which comprises an oxidant inlet configured to receive a gas flow of an oxidant, a fuel inlet configured to receive a gas flow of a fuel into the combustion chamber, and a gases outlet configured to allow passage of a flow of exhaust gases from the combustion chamber. The combustor component is configured to facilitate separation of the gas flows of the oxidant and the fuel entering the combustion chamber prior to combustion of the fuel with the oxidant. A combustor assembly comprising a plurality of combustor components for staged combustion of a fuel with an oxidant, and related systems and methods for control and use of the combustor assembly, including in calcination processes, are also disclosed. A pyrolysis component, a pyrolysis assembly comprising a plurality of pyrolysis components, and related systems and methods using the pyrolysis component are also disclosed.

A gas turbine engine including a compressor section for compressing air flowing therethrough to provide a compressed air flow and a reverse flow annular vortex combustor including a combustion chamber having a primary combustion zone, the combustion chamber configured to combust a mixture of a fuel flow and the compressed air flow in the primary combustion zone to generate a primary zone vortex. The reverse flow annular vortex combustor has a combustor liner and one or more driver openings extending through the combustor liner, the one or more driver openings providing a driver air flow formed of the compressed air flow. The driver air flow enters the combustion chamber as a wall of air for shaping and driving the primary zone vortex in the combustion chamber.