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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:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
May. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
William R Hines, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60 39161 ; 60726 ;
Abstract
A simple cycle gas turbine engine which includes a variable flow booster, a small high pressure compressor, and a power turbine is described. The variable flow booster, which includes a low pressure compressor, has at least two flow paths. In one embodiment, variable bleed valves, or doors, are used to control air flow through respective booster flow paths. In one embodiment, a first flow path directs air flow around booster compressor to the core engine, and a second flow path directs air flow at least partially through the booster compressor.