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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2018
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Brian Robert Haller, Warwickshire, GB;
Adrian Clifford Lord, Warwickshire, GB;
Philip David Hemsley, Warwickshire, GB;
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/02 (2006.01); F01D 11/10 (2006.01); F01D 1/04 (2006.01); F01D 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/10 (2013.01); F01D 1/04 (2013.01); F01D 11/02 (2013.01); F01D 11/08 (2013.01); F05D 2210/12 (2013.01); F05D 2220/31 (2013.01); F05D 2240/11 (2013.01); F05D 2260/606 (2013.01);
Abstract
This application provides controlled tip balance slits () for turbines. An example leakage flow control system () for a turbine may include a flow runner () with a tip shroud (), a diaphragm or a guide blade (), an extension ring () coupled to the diaphragm and positioned adjacent to the tip shroud (), and a tip balance slit ().