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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
May. 17, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Tod Robert Steen, West Chester, OH (US);
Amid Ansari, Mason, OH (US);
Anthony Paul Greenwood, Kings Mills, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 3/04 (2006.01); F02C 7/12 (2006.01); F02C 9/00 (2006.01); F01D 9/06 (2006.01); F01D 25/12 (2006.01); F02C 7/18 (2006.01); B64D 27/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/12 (2013.01); F01D 9/065 (2013.01); F01D 25/12 (2013.01); F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F02C 7/18 (2013.01); F02C 9/00 (2013.01); B64D 27/16 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2240/242 (2013.01); F05D 2260/201 (2013.01); Y02T 50/676 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method of cooling a rotatable member enclosed within a casing are provided. The gas compressor includes a rotor, a plurality of stages of compression extending along said rotor from an inlet stage configured to receive a flow of relatively low pressure gas to an outlet stage configured to discharge a flow of relatively high pressure gas, a casing at least partially surrounding said plurality of stages, and a conduit extending radially inwardly from said casing to an area proximate said rotor.