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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2009
Joshy John, Karnataka, IN;
Sanjeev Kumar Jain, Karnataka, IN;
Sachin Kumar Rai, Jharkhand, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided and includes a first member with a flow diverting member extending from a surface thereof and a second member disposed proximate to the first member with a clearance gap area defined between a surface of the second member and a distal end of the flow diverting member such that a fluid path, along which fluid flows from an upstream section and through the clearance gap area, is formed between the surfaces of the first and second members. The second member is formed to define dual vortex chambers at the upstream section in which the fluid is directed to flow in vortex patterns prior to being permitted to flow through the clearance gap area.