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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2009
Applicants:
Laxmikant Merchant, Karnataka, IN;
Prabhakaran Saraswathi Rajesh, Trivandrum, IN;
Inventors:
Laxmikant Merchant, Karnataka, IN;
Prabhakaran Saraswathi Rajesh, Trivandrum, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exhaust system for gas turbine engine is provided that reduces turbulence and backflow within the exhaust system and, thus, increases the efficiency of the turbine engine. In various embodiments, the system includes an exhaust plenum that provides a gradual expansion of the exhaust gases. The exhaust plenum may also include one or more flow splitters that further reduce turbulence in the plenum and provide a more uniform gas flow in the plenum and other downstream exhaust components.