General Electric Company

Sivaprakaash Karuppanchetty

Robert Proctor

Rajesh Kumar

Rajendra Mahadeorao Wankhade

Arvind Namadevan

Suresh Nukala Kumar

A scavenge tube for conveying oil within an engine. The scavenge tube includes an outer tube and an inner tube. The outer tube defines a first surface and the inner tube defines a second surface. The inner tube is configured to be fluidly connected to a source for oil. A space that is defined between the outer tube and the inner tube such that the first surface opposes the second surface. A plurality of bumps is positioned within the space such that each bump extends from one of the first surface and the second surface and extends toward the opposing surface.

Scavenge tube for a gas turbine engine

A compressor for a turbine engine comprises radially spaced inner and outer bands defining a flow path between them, at least one vane extending between the inner and outer bands, a seal adjacent the inner band, and a cooling air circuit through the inner band proximate the seal.

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Bengaluru, India

Sivaprakaash Karuppanchetty