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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jeffrey Lee Mason, Sharonville, OH (US);
Ronald Bruce Schofield, Clarksville, OH (US);
Seth Michael Ray, Wyoming, OH (US);
Benjamin James Schumacher, Cincinnati, OH (US);
James Fitzgerald Bonar, Cincinnati, OH (US);
George Elliott Moore, Lebanon, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for a jet pump is provided. The jet pump system includes a pre-mixing bowl includes a nozzle, a mixing section at least partially surrounding the nozzle, and a first inlet opening configured to receive a first flow of fluid and direct the first flow of fluid to an inlet of the nozzle. The pre-mixing bowl further includes a second inlet opening configured to receive a second flow of fluid and to direct the second flow of fluid to the mixing section. The second inlet opening includes a first inlet opening area. The second inlet opening includes an entry angle into the pre-mixing bowl that is oblique with respect to the central axis. The pre-mixing bowl further includes a third inlet opening configured to receive a third flow of fluid to direct the third flow of fluid to the mixing section.