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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas Carl Hofer, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Nicholas Joseph Mollo, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Alan Donn Maddaus, Rexford, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 2/532 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 2/532 ;
Abstract
An improved moisture removal pocket configuration is described that includes an axial extension of the moisture removal slot over the bucket cover. The pocket may omit the upstream gutter segment to achieve the desired slot extension. The modified moisture removal pocket configuration improves the moisture removal efficiency by providing access to the pocket for water that moves as a film along the nozzle outer side wall and is entrained in the leakage jet above the bucket cover.