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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2020
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kudum Shinde, Bangalore, IN;
Ajit Kumar Verma, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/08 (2006.01); F01D 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/085 (2013.01); F01D 11/24 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/63 (2013.01); F05D 2270/64 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for modulating airflow into a bore defined by a rotor of a gas turbine engine defining an axial direction, a circumferential direction, and a radial direction is provided. The system includes a movable member positioned forward of a first stage of rotor blades of the rotor. The movable member is movable between at least a first position and a second position to modulate airflow into the bore via a plurality of opening in fluid communication with the bore.