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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Tyler Mook, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher Williams, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/052 (2006.01); F04D 29/70 (2006.01); B01D 45/12 (2006.01); B04C 3/06 (2006.01); F01D 5/08 (2006.01); F01D 25/12 (2006.01); F04D 17/02 (2006.01); F02C 6/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/701 (2013.01); B01D 45/12 (2013.01); B04C 3/06 (2013.01); F01D 5/085 (2013.01); F01D 25/12 (2013.01); F02C 6/08 (2013.01); F02C 7/052 (2013.01); F04D 17/02 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2260/209 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to separating solid particles from an airflow in a gas turbine engine. A separator includes a plurality of vortex chambers arranged about a longitudinal axis of the gas turbine engine, each vortex chamber having a clean air outlet at a first end, a dirty outlet at a second end, and an air inlet transverse to the vortex chamber located at the first end. The separator also includes a sealable collection chamber in fluid communication with the dirty outlet of the each of the plurality of vortex chambers.