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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2014
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Drake, Atlanta, GA (US);
Christopher B Lyons, West Hartford, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/06 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/12 (2006.01); F23R 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/041 (2013.01); F01D 5/187 (2013.01); F01D 9/065 (2013.01); F01D 11/005 (2013.01); F01D 25/12 (2013.01); F01D 25/246 (2013.01); F23R 3/04 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/35 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes an engine static structure that has a fluid port. A turbine vane is supported relative to the engine static structure and includes a cooling passage. A flow splitter is provided between the engine static structure and the turbine vane. The flow splitter is configured to divide a flow upstream from the flow splitter into a first fluid flow provided to the fluid port and a second fluid flow provided to the cooling passage.