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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Inventors:
James R. Van Hoose, III, Orlando, FL (US);
Joshua S. McConkey, Orlando, FL (US);
Fabio Ipince Petrozzi, La Molina, PE;
Assignee:
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC., Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F01D 25/32 (2006.01); F02C 7/052 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/002 (2013.01); F01D 5/187 (2013.01); F01D 25/32 (2013.01); F02C 7/052 (2013.01); F05D 2260/607 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and a method for removing debris from a flow path of a cooling flow is provided. The system includes a turbine including at least one airfoil. A cooling flow is communicated to cooling holes via piping that includes a dead leg debris extractor in order to cool the airfoil. The dead leg debris extractor includes a means to capture and retain debris from the cooling flow continuously during online operation of the turbine.