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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jim A Clark, Jupiter, FL (US);
James H Shadowen, Riviera Beach, FL (US);
Barton R Field, Jupiter, FL (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60 3936 ; 60751 ;
Abstract
The diffuser for delivering compressor discharge air to the combustor of a gas turbine engine includes a prediffuser mounted ahead of a dump diffuser which includes step changes in the flow path at its inlet and adjacent the cowl of the combustor in the passageway of the dump diffuser for providing at least two sudden expansions of the diffuser flow.