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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Yu Wang, Schenectady, NY (US);
Sean Morrissey, Schenectady, NY (US);
Xiaoqing Zheng, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Tao Guo, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F01D 11/02 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/001 (2013.01); F01D 5/02 (2013.01); F01D 11/02 (2013.01); F05D 2240/126 (2013.01); F05D 2240/127 (2013.01); F05D 2240/129 (2013.01); F05D 2260/97 (2013.01);
Abstract
A blade includes an airfoil, a stationary portion coupled to a radially inner end of the airfoil, and a leakage flow guide vane assembly coupled to the stationary portion. The leakage flow guide vane assembly includes a plurality of passages defined therein. The passages are oriented to induce a swirl velocity to a working fluid flowing through the passages.