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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2024
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Michael G. McCaffrey, Windsor, CT (US);
Paul M. Lutjen, Kennebunkport, ME (US);
Mark F. Zelesky, Bolton, CT (US);
RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An inlet protector for a vane cooling air passage inlet including a vane including a vane cooling air inlet; an inlet protector fluidly coupled to the vane cooling air inlet, the inlet protector comprising a protector body having a discharge portion and a suction portion, an interior flow passage fluidly coupling the suction portion with the discharge portion; the discharge portion fluidly coupled with the vane cooling air inlet; and a suction inlet formed in the suction portion, wherein the suction inlet is located distally from the vane cooling air inlet.