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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2008
Applicants:

Steven Strecker, Erin, CA;

Hong-wei Hui, Toronto, CA;

Inventors:

Steven Strecker, Erin, CA;

Hong-Wei Hui, Toronto, CA;

Assignee:

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, Quebec, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A gas turbine engine has a plurality of radial struts in a bypass duct. At least one strut has a scoop incorporated with the fairing of the strut and in communication with an air passage of an engine secondary air system. The scoop faces a bypass air flow to scoop a portion of the bypass air flow using available dynamic pressure in the bypass duct. Scooped air may be provided, for example, to an active tip clearance control apparatus in a long duct turbofan engine.


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