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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2005
Peter Szedlacsek, Winter Park, FL (US);
Gerald Joseph Bruck, Oviedo, FL (US);
Peter Szedlacsek, Winter Park, FL (US);
Gerald Joseph Bruck, Oviedo, FL (US);
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A catalytic oxidation module () for a gas turbine engine () includes a bundle () of tubular elements () separating a first fluid flow of a combustion mixture () from a second fluid flow (e.g.,). Each of the tubular elements has an inlet end () and an outlet end () in fluid communication with a downstream plenum () and a respective end portion () comprising a plurality of spaced apart longitudinal fingers (). The fingers of each tubular element are joined at abutting fingers of respective adjacent elements to retain the tubes at the respective end portions with sufficient flexibility to allow relative movement between the adjacent tubular elements. A catalyst () is disposed on respective surfaces of a plurality of the tubular elements exposed to at least one of the first fluid flow and second fluid flow.