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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Paul Hadley Vitt, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Brian David Keith, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 9/06 (2006.01); F01D 17/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/145 (2013.01); F01D 9/065 (2013.01); F01D 17/14 (2013.01); F05D 2240/122 (2013.01); F05D 2240/124 (2013.01); F05D 2270/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling a flow of fluid through a nozzle assembly including a set of nozzles. The nozzles can have a set of airfoils defining a throat between the airfoils. One or more exhaust holes can be provided in the airfoils downstream of the throat. A fluid supply line can be fluidly coupled to the exhaust holes for selectively supplying a flow of fluid through the exhaust holes.