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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
May. 20, 1997
Andrew R Narcus, Loxahatchee, FL (US);
Douglas A Hayes, Port Saint Lucie, FL (US);
Thomas A Auxier, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A bypass air valve for a gas turbine engine is provided which includes a liner, a strap, and means for selectively actuating the valve. The liner includes an inner radial surface, an outer radial surface, a plurality of first regions, and a plurality of second regions. Each first region includes a plurality of first apertures. Each second region includes a plurality of second apertures. The strap includes a plurality of openings and a plurality of third regions. Each third region includes a plurality of third apertures. The valve may be selectively actuated into an open or a closed position. In the open position, the first regions are substantially aligned with the openings and the third regions are substantially aligned with the second regions. In the closed position, the first regions are substantially aligned with the third regions and the second regions are substantially aligned with the openings.