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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
May. 01, 2007
Sivaraman Vedhagiri, Greer, SC (US);
Ravi Meenaksh, Greenville, SC (US);
Jesse Trout, Simpsonville, SC (US);
William Parker, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Eric Scicchitano, Montreal, CA;
Joseph Moroso, Greenville, SC (US);
Sivaraman Vedhagiri, Greer, SC (US);
Ravi Meenaksh, Greenville, SC (US);
Jesse Trout, Simpsonville, SC (US);
William Parker, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Eric Scicchitano, Montreal, CA;
Joseph Moroso, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for regulating a cooling fluid within a turbomachine. The system may include a plurality of bypass chambers, wherein each of the plurality of bypass chambers allows for the cooling fluid to pass from the compressor section to the at least one wheelspace area. The system may also include a plurality of bypass plugs, wherein each of the plurality of bypass plugs is insertable into a bypass chamber opening on each of the plurality of bypass chambers.