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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2019
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Alan Roy Stuart, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas Ory Moniz, Loveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 11/02 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01); F02C 7/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/142 (2013.01); F01D 11/02 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); F02C 7/28 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F05D 2240/14 (2013.01); F05D 2240/301 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01); F05D 2260/606 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes a compressor and a turbine; a plurality of rotor blades positioned in the compressor or the turbine and arranged in a plurality of stages along an axial direction; an outer drum positioned at least partially radially outward of the plurality of rotor blades and rotatable with the plurality of rotor blades; and a casing extending over the outer drum and defining a plurality of air cavities with the outer drum, the plurality of air cavities arranged in series airflow communication along the axial direction.