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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Steven Douglas Johnson, Milford, OH (US);
Nicholas R. Dinsmore, Marblehead, MA (US);
Daniel Tyler Jarboe, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/12 (2006.01); F01D 11/02 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/12 (2013.01); F01D 9/041 (2013.01); F01D 11/02 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01); F05D 2260/20 (2013.01); F05D 2260/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine that includes a turbine interstage region. The turbine interstage region is configured to conduct bore bleed air outwardly. The interstage region includes a central plenum. The interstage region also includes a first mid-seal and a second mid-seal. The central plenum is fluidly connected to bore bleed air by a flow circuit that passes between the first mid-seal and the second mid-seal.