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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
May. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masanori Yuri, Takasago, JP;
Vincent Laurello, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 3/02 ;
Abstract
In order to provide an axial compressor, and a gas bleeding method to the thrust balance disks thereof, which are capable of preventing reduction of the mechanical strength of the thrust balance disks due to excessive heating up by bleed gas, a portion of the fuel gas F, after having passed through the diffuser, is conducted to the thrust balance disks as the bleed gas flow c.