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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2004
Applicants:
Robert Joseph Albers, Park Hills, KY (US);
Rafael Ruiz, Mason, OH (US);
Marcia Boyle, Lebanon, OH (US);
Christopher Charles Glynn, Hamilton, OH (US);
Inventors:
Robert Joseph Albers, Park Hills, KY (US);
Rafael Ruiz, Mason, OH (US);
Marcia Boyle, Lebanon, OH (US);
Christopher Charles Glynn, Hamilton, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 6/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of operating a gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes at least one engine casing and at least one rotor assembly. The method includes directing airflow through a supply pipe and into a heat exchanger, lowering the temperature of the airflow in the heat exchanger, and directing the cooled airflow into the engine casing to cool the casing.