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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bhaskar Nanda Mondal, Bangalore, IN;
Kenneth Edward Seitzer, Mason, OH (US);
Monty Lee Shelton, Loveland, OH (US);
Thomas Ory Moniz, Loveland, OH (US);
Atanu Saha, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The turbomachine includes a compressor, an inner annular casing, and an outer annular casing. The inner annular casing and the outer annular casing define at least one cavity therebetween. The clearance control system includes a manifold system including at least one conduit disposed within the cavities and configured to channel a flow of cooling fluid between the cavities. The clearance control system also includes an impingement system including a header and at least one plenum configured to channel the flow of cooling fluid to the inner annular casing. The conduits configured to channel the flow of cooling fluid to the impingement system. The clearance control system further includes a channel system including at least one channels configured to channel the flow of cooling fluid to the turbomachine. The channels are configured to control the flow of cooling fluid to the manifold system.