General Electric Company

Christopher Ryan Johnson

Aspi Rustom Wadia

Paul Hadley Vitt

Daniel Edward Mollmann

Aaron Michael Dziech

Mark Willard Marusko

Eric Joseph Schroeder

Joseph Charles Albers

Barry Allan Wilson

Carlos Gilberto Fernandez-Soto

David Perveiler

Thomas Joseph Lipinski

Brandon Flowers Powell

David Todd Bentley

Carlos Fernandez

Lyle Douglas Dailey

Daniel Mollmann

Diffuser apparatus for turbine frames and outlet guide vanes are disclosed. An example diffuser is integrated into a turbine engine. The example diffuser includes a plurality of struts extending between an inner portion and an outer portion of the turbine engine; and a plurality of flowpath surfaces supported by the plurality of struts. The example plurality of flowpath surfaces extends circumferentially within the turbine engine at a plurality of radial spans to control diffusion of air flow within the turbine engine.

Advanced aero diffusers for turbine frames and outlet guide vanes

A turbine engine and method of operating includes an engine core with a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine in axial flow arrangement. A flow path extends through the engine core from the compressor to the turbine to define a flow direction for a working airflow through the engine core.

Turbine engine with shockwave attenuation

Aspects of the disclosure generally relate to a turbine engine and method of operating a turbine engine having an engine core including a compressor, combustor, and turbine in axial flow arrangement, whereby a working airflow passes through the engine core from the compressor to the turbine to define a flow direction through the engine core. The method includes generating a shockwave in the working airflow that propagates in the flow direction, and at least partially attenuating the shockwave.

The present disclosure is directed to a variable area turbine nozzle. The variable area turbine nozzle includes a first vane segment, a second vane segment arranged with the first vane segment, and a trailing edge segment arranged with the first and second vane segments. The vane also includes a first actuating system for pivoting the second vane segment with respect to the first vane segment and a second actuating system for pivoting the trailing edge with respect to the first and second vane segments.

Modulated hybrid variable area turbine nozzle for gas turbine engine

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Christopher Ryan Johnson