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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 02, 2020
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Michael Robert Millhaem, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Nicole Jessica Tibbetts, Delanson, NY (US);

Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr., Loveland, OH (US);

Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Keith Anthony Lauria, Wells, NY (US);

Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni, Glenville, NY (US);

Mark Rosenzweig, West Chester, OH (US);

Martin Matthew Morra, Glenville, NY (US);

Timothy Mark Sambor, Mason, OH (US);

Andrew Jenkins, Cardiff, GB;

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/00 (2006.01); B08B 3/00 (2006.01); B08B 3/08 (2006.01); B08B 3/14 (2006.01); B08B 9/00 (2006.01); B08B 9/032 (2006.01); F01D 25/32 (2006.01); F02C 7/22 (2006.01); F23R 3/28 (2006.01); B64F 5/30 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/002 (2013.01); B08B 3/003 (2013.01); B08B 3/08 (2013.01); B08B 3/14 (2013.01); B08B 9/00 (2013.01); B08B 9/0326 (2013.01); F01D 25/32 (2013.01); F02C 7/222 (2013.01); F23R 3/28 (2013.01); B64F 5/30 (2017.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2230/70 (2013.01); F05D 2230/72 (2013.01); F23R 2900/00019 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of cleaning a component within a turbine that includes disassembling the turbine engine to provide a flow path to an interior passageway of the component from an access point. The component has coked hydrocarbons formed thereon. The method further includes discharging a flow of cleaning solution towards the interior passageway from the access point, wherein the cleaning solution is configured to remove the coked hydrocarbons from the component.


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