US Patent Issued to GE Infrastructure Technology on Feb. 11 for "Ammonia fired combustor operating method" (Saudi Arabia, American, Emirati Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,222,106, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to GE Infrastructure Technology LLC (Greenville, S.C.).

"Ammonia fired combustor operating method" was invented by Hatem M. Selim (Dammam, Saudi Arabia), Baha Suleiman (Dammam, Saudi Arabia), Majed Sammak (Dammam, Saudi Arabia), Michael John Hughes (State College, Pa.), Abdurrahman Abdallah Khalidi (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) and Alaaeldin Elsaeed Dawood (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method includes delivering fuel and a first portion of oxidant as a rich mixture to the first zone of the combustion chamber. The fuel includes ammonia (NH3). The method further includes bur...