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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Steven Mitchell Taylor, West Chester, OH (US);
Vishnu Das K, Bangalore, IN;
Manish Singhal, Bangalore, IN;
Atanu Saha, Bangalore, IN;
Michael Anthony Thomas, Union, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A compressor bleed slot apparatus includes: an annular compressor casing; a stator vane row disposed inside the compressor casing; a blade row mounted for rotation about a centerline axis inside the compressor casing, axially downstream of the stator row; a bleed slot passing through the compressor casing, wherein the bleed slot is bounded by inboard and outboard walls defined within the compressor casing, the bleed slot having an inlet positioned axially between the stator vane row and the blade row, the bleed slot extending along a slot axis, at least a portion of the bleed slot lying within an axial extent of the blade row; an annular array of struts interconnecting the inboard and outboard walls; and an annular supplemental flange extending radially outward from the compressor casing, wherein at least a portion of the supplemental flange is axially positioned within an axial extent of the bleed slot.