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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2008
Santiago Vega, Jupiter, FL (US);
Charlie Ellis, Stuart, FL (US);
Roger Kastelic, Palm City, FL (US);
James Leahy, Hobe Sound, FL (US);
Janak Raguraman, Stuart, FL (US);
Santiago Vega, Jupiter, FL (US);
Charlie Ellis, Stuart, FL (US);
Roger Kastelic, Palm City, FL (US);
James Leahy, Hobe Sound, FL (US);
Janak Raguraman, Stuart, FL (US);
Alstom Technologies Ltd., LLC, Baden, CH;
Abstract
An improved inlet bleed heat system for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The inlet bleed heat system provides improved mixing in an inlet region while permitting the engine to be operated at lower power settings. The inlet bleed heat system comprises a supply conduit, a plurality of feed tubes extending from the supply conduit, and a guide tube for receiving opposing ends of the feed tubes. The plurality of feed tubes each have a plurality of injection orifices and the feed tubes are oriented such that the injection orifices generally face into a flow of oncoming air with the feed tubes being positioned forward of a plurality of sound attenuating baffles.