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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2014
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Brad Powell, Guilford, CT (US);
Anthony R. Bifulco, Ellington, CT (US);
Paul E. Coderre, East Hampton, CT (US);
John P. Virtue, Middletown, CT (US);
Brian Lucker, Shelton, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/58 (2006.01); F01D 9/06 (2006.01); F01D 25/12 (2006.01); F04D 29/54 (2006.01); F02C 7/14 (2006.01); F02K 3/04 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/5846 (2013.01); F01D 9/065 (2013.01); F01D 25/125 (2013.01); F02C 7/14 (2013.01); F02K 3/04 (2013.01); F04D 29/321 (2013.01); F04D 29/541 (2013.01); F04D 29/584 (2013.01); F04D 29/5826 (2013.01); F05D 2220/3219 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2240/127 (2013.01); F05D 2260/20 (2013.01); F05D 2260/213 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example method of cooling a compressor of a gas turbine includes, among other things, diverting a flow from a compressor, and directing the flow at the compressor in a direction, the direction having a circumferential component and an axial component.