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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Raymond Donnelly, Wilmington, MA (US);
Masato Nakanishi, Boston, MA (US);
Joseph Capozzi, North Reading, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/18 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01); F01D 17/10 (2006.01); F02C 6/08 (2006.01); F04D 29/52 (2006.01); F04D 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/18 (2013.01); F01D 17/105 (2013.01); F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F02C 6/08 (2013.01); F04D 29/522 (2013.01); F04D 17/025 (2013.01); F05D 2250/323 (2013.01); F05D 2250/324 (2013.01);
Abstract
A compressor bleed apparatus includes: a compressor comprising one or more rotors mounted for rotation about a central axis and enclosed in a compressor casing; a bleed slot passing through the compressor casing; an outer wall defining, in cooperation with the compressor casing, a plenum surrounding the compressor casing; at least one offtake pipe communicating with the plenum; and wherein at least one of the plenum and the bleed slot has a non-axisymmetric structure.