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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2017
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Michael G. Durham, Orlando, FL (US);
Scott T. Cloyd, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL (US);
Ramy A. Massoud, Orlando, FL (US);
Antonio A. Melo, Orlando, FL (US);
Tomoko Morikawa, Takasago, JP;
Noah J. Rowe, Orlando, FL (US);
MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS AMERICAS, INC., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Abstract
A turbine debris filter apparatus for preventing clogging of cooling holes of a turbine vane, the apparatus including a filter having non-planar geometry configured to be disposed upon a shroud of the turbine vane and a support including an interface to which the filter is attached and an opening for allowing air flow, wherein the interface is configured to receive and support the non-planar geometry and the opening is configured to align with an air inlet of the shroud.