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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Hua Zhang, Greer, SC (US);
Jatila Ranasinghe, Simpsonville, SC (US);
David Wesley Ball, Jr., Easley, SC (US);
Inventors:
Hua Zhang, Greer, SC (US);
Jatila Ranasinghe, Simpsonville, SC (US);
David Wesley Ball, Jr., Easley, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A turbomachine includes a compressor having an intake portion and an outlet portion. The compressor compresses air received at the intake portion to form a compressed airflow that is passed from the outlet portion. The turbomachine also includes an intercooler operatively connected downstream from the compressor. The intercooler includes a plurality of heat pipes that are configured to extract heat from the compressed airflow.