A method for providing a gas
turbine engine and a
combustor having a more uniform fluid flow is disclosed. For a
combustor end cover, individual
nozzle flow rates are determined and nozzles positioned on an end cover such that each
nozzle injects substantially the same amount of fluid as an adjacent
nozzle. As a result, gas temperature variations within the
combustor are reduced and
combustion dynamics lowered. For a gas
turbine engine utilizing a plurality of combustors, individual end cover flow rates are determined and end covers positioned on each combustor relative to the supply inlet of the engine such that each end cover is supplied with a substantially similar flow rate. Other factors including pressure loss and
fluid temperature changes are taken into consideration when determining nozzle and end cover positions.