ENGINE FUEL NOZZLE WITH MULTIPLE FUEL JETS
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February 19, 2026
An apparatus is provided for an engine. This apparatus includes a fuel nozzle extending axially along an axis to a distal end of the fuel nozzle. The fuel nozzle includes a plurality of fuel passages arranged circumferentially around the axis. The fuel passages includes a first fuel passage and a second fuel passage. The first fuel passage includes a first passage outlet axially aligned with an outlet location along the axis. The first fuel passage extends longitudinally within the fuel nozzle to the first passage outlet. A trajectory of the first fuel passage at the first passage outlet points to a target location along the axis that is axially spaced from the outlet location. The second fuel passage includes a second passage outlet. The second fuel passage extends longitudinally within the fuel nozzle to the second passage outlet. A trajectory of the second fuel passage at the second passage outlet points to the target location.
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