Side-fed shielded internal fuel manifold inlet tube

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An inlet tube for supplying fuel to a fuel manifold in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The fuel manifold lies in a plane substantially perpendicular to a central axis of the fuel manifold. The inlet tube includes a tube body defining a central axis extending between an inlet of the tube body and an outlet of the tube body and at least a first and a second fuel channel defined through the tube body between the inlet and the outlet The first and second fuel channels are located side by side within the tube body and outlets of the first and second fuel channels are in fluid communication with the manifold. At least a portion of the tube body is offset from the plane of the fuel manifold.