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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2004
Applicant:
John Michael Koshoffer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventor:
John Michael Koshoffer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A turbine rear frame includes a row of outlet guide vanes extending between outer and inner bands. Each of the vanes is bifurcated into a forward prow integrally joined to an aft stern by a septum therebetween. The prow and stern collectively define the aerodynamic profile of each vane which is locally interrupted at the septum.