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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2009
Applicant:
Bruce L. Smith, Oviedo, FL (US);
Inventor:
Bruce L. Smith, Oviedo, FL (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A turbine engine that includes a vortex protrusion disposed upon a component that rotates during operation of the turbine engine; wherein the vortex protrusion includes an outer surface that is configured to induce a vortex flow pattern as the component rotates during operation.