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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2008
Lisa O'neill, Manchester, CT (US);
Edward F. Pietraszkiewicz, Southington, CT (US);
Richard Silverman, Tolland, CT (US);
Barry Beckwith, Coventry, CT (US);
Lisa O'Neill, Manchester, CT (US);
Edward F. Pietraszkiewicz, Southington, CT (US);
Richard Silverman, Tolland, CT (US);
Barry Beckwith, Coventry, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A compressor diffuser for a gas turbine engine is provided with a dirt separator. The dirt separator ensures the air having moved downstream of the compressor section, and moving toward the combustion section, is separated into a dirtier air flow path directly radially outwardly, and a cleaner airflow path directed radially inwardly. In this manner, the air reaching a combustion section, and the air being utilized for radially inner cooling air is relatively cleaner air. Further, the dirt separator provides a convenient surface for mounting a pressure sensor. In one embodiment, the dirt separator is mounted within the diffuser housing, and in a second embodiment, it is mounted immediately downstream.