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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Rolls-royce North American Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Ryan C. Humes, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/02 (2006.01); F01D 17/14 (2006.01); F23R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/023 (2013.01); F01D 17/145 (2013.01); F23R 3/002 (2013.01); F05D 2240/35 (2013.01); F05D 2260/232 (2013.01); F05D 2260/60 (2013.01); F23R 2900/03043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine comprises a turbine, a combustor fluidly coupled to the turbine, and a cooling air system. The turbine includes including a turbine rotor having a shaft mounted for rotation about an axis of the gas turbine engine and a set of turbine blades coupled to the turbine rotor for rotation therewith. The combustor includes an outer combustor case and an inner combustor case that cooperate to define a combustion chamber. The cooling air system is configured to cool the turbine using air form the combustion chamber of the combustor.