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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Moorthi Subramaniyan, Bangalore, IN;
Manjunath Bangalore Chengappa, Bangalore, IN;
Pradeep Patel, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F01D 25/30 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F04D 29/54 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F04D 29/68 (2006.01); B23P 19/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/28 (2006.01); B64C 23/06 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/542 (2013.01); B23P 19/00 (2013.01); F01D 5/145 (2013.01); F01D 9/045 (2013.01); F01D 25/28 (2013.01); F01D 25/30 (2013.01); F04D 29/544 (2013.01); F04D 29/681 (2013.01); B64C 23/06 (2013.01); F01D 25/162 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); F05D 2240/122 (2013.01); F05D 2240/123 (2013.01); F05D 2240/127 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine diffuser for use with a gas turbine power system is provided. The diffuser includes an annular inner wall and an annular outer wall circumscribing the inner wall such that a gas path is defined between the inner and outer walls. The diffuser further includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced struts extending from the inner wall to the outer wall across the gas path. At least one of the struts has a flap.