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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Inventors:
Karan Anand, Mississauga, CA;
Hong Yu, Oakville, CA;
Assignee:
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/20 (2006.01); F01D 17/14 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01); F02C 7/042 (2006.01); F02C 9/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/042 (2013.01); F01D 17/141 (2013.01); F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F02C 9/20 (2013.01); F02C 9/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
Assemblies and methods for directing a flow of air through a compressor section of a gas turbine engine are disclosed. A method includes receiving the flow of air over a strut extending radially across a substantially annular gas path of the gas turbine engine, and at least partially confining and modifying a strut wake generated in the flow of air by the strut using one or more variable orientation guide vanes.