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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Manuel Kenneth Bueno, Syracuse, NY (US);
Daniel Thomas Harvell, Cornelius, NC (US);
Gregory Douglas Troutman, Huntersville, NC (US);
Carlo Angelo Yon, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/00 (2006.01); B08B 3/00 (2006.01); B05B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/002 (2013.01); B08B 3/00 (2013.01); B05B 1/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for cleaning a surface using dry steam is disclosed. A dry steam wand is fitted with a custom nozzle that permits the dry steam to be angled to clean difficult to access surfaces of a gas turbine. The nozzle includes a slit that is configured to maintain sufficient temperature and pressure to effectively remove contaminants found on gas turbines.