Patent 7117678 was granted and assigned to Pratt & Whitney Canada on October, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A gas turbine fuel nozzle head includes an outlet passage having a curved annular transitional surface extending smoothly to a substantially radial and annular surface relative to a central axis of the fuel nozzle head, for providing a low cost and compact structure with improved cold start and altitude re-light capabilities.