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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2024
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Hojjat Nasr, West Chester, OH (US);
Michael Vadnais, Delafield, WI (US);
Ryan St. Pierre, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Jeffrey D. Rambo, Mason, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Abstract
A particle separation system includes at least one inertial particle separator spaced apart from or integrated as a unitary piece with a heat exchanger. The at least one inertial particle separator is disposed upstream of the heat exchanger. The at least one inertial particle separator is configured and arranged to direct a first fluid flow containing a first amount of particles to an inner passage provided at a hub of the heat exchanger, an outer passage provided at a tip of the heat exchanger, or both, the hub and the tip being located at a radial periphery of the heat exchanger, and to direct a second fluid flow containing a second amount of particles to a central portion of the heat exchanger to cool down a fluid circulating within the heat exchanger. The second amount of particles is substantially less than the first amount of particles.