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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Robert C Tonks, Bridgwater, GB;
Christopher Avenell, Bristol, GB;
Craig a Town, Trowbridge, GB;
Joseph B Cooper, Brize Norton, GB;
Andrew J Rose, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Robert C Tonks, Bridgwater, GB;
Christopher Avenell, Bristol, GB;
Craig A Town, Trowbridge, GB;
Joseph B Cooper, Brize Norton, GB;
Andrew J Rose, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vane for a duct, such as an exit guide vane for an exhaust duct of a gas turbine engine, includes a vane plate, an interior strut and an internal wall disposed between the vane plate and the strut. The vane further includes a fluid inlet in the form of a scoop arranged to direct bypass fluid from outside the duct into a gap between the vane plate and the internal wall.