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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2023
General Electric Company Polska Sp. Z O.o., Warsaw, PL;
Dariusz Olczak, Warsaw, PL;
General Electric Company Polska sp. z o.o., Warsaw, PL;
Abstract
A compressor comprises a rotor shaft including a forward end portion. The forward end portion defines an outer surface. A first row of compressor rotor blades is coupled to the rotor shaft downstream from the forward end portion. An outer casing at least partially surrounds the first row of compressor rotor blades and the outer surface of the forward end portion of the rotor shaft. The outer casing at least partially defines an inlet to the compressor. An inlet guide vane comprises a mounting portion, a tip portion, a leading-edge portion, and a trailing-edge portion. The mounting portion is coupled to the outer casing upstream from the first row of compressor rotor blades. The tip portion extends towards the outer surface of the forward end portion of the rotor shaft. A radial gap is defined between the tip portion and the outer surface.