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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Aspi Rustom Wadia, Loveland, OH (US);
Kenneth Edward Seitzer, Wyoming, OH (US);
Harjit Singh Hura, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frank Worthoff, West Chester, OH (US);
Raymond Gust Holm, Lebanon, OH (US);
Eric Pierre Masse, West Chester, OH (US);
Jason Corey Slagle, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 2/510 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 2/510 ;
Abstract
A booster compressor includes inlet guide vanes supported from a shroud. A shell surrounds the shroud and defines a manifold. A splitter nose includes a groove receiving a forward tang of the shroud with a clearance therebetween defining an outlet for the manifold. Hot air is channeled through the manifold and out the splitter nose for deicing thereof.