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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Rahul J. Chillar, Marietta, GA (US);
Stephen D. Hiner, Salisbury, GB;
Aaron M. Smith, Smyrna, GA (US);
Rahul J. Chillar, Marietta, GA (US);
Stephen D. Hiner, Salisbury, GB;
Aaron M. Smith, Smyrna, GA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention provides a system for removing foreign objects from the airstream entering an inlet system of a turbomachine. The system may include an electrostatic system that may be configured to charge conductive, or partially conductive foreign objects that are in the airstream flowing through the system. This system may create an electric field to draw the charged foreign objects, allowing for a collecting section to remove the charged foreign objects from the airstream. An embodiment of the present invention may provide an automatic accumulation system for collecting the foreign objects removed from the airstream. An embodiment of the present invention may provide an automatic cleaning system for cleaning components of the collecting system.