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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2009
Laxmikant Merchant, Karnataka, IN;
Jitendra Harish Bijlani, Karnataka, IN;
Robert L. Baran, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Venkateswara Rao Akana, Karnataka, IN;
Laxmikant Merchant, Karnataka, IN;
Jitendra Harish Bijlani, Karnataka, IN;
Robert L. Baran, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Venkateswara Rao Akana, Karnataka, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A fluid transfer system includes a fluid supply source. The fluid supply source includes at least one wall extending from a floor. The fluid transfer system also includes at least one fluid transfer apparatus positioned within the fluid supply source. The fluid transfer system further includes a fluid control system. The fluid control system includes a plate coupled within the fluid supply source at least partially between the wall and the at least one fluid transfer apparatus. The fluid control system also includes at least one partition extending from the plate between the wall and the at least one fluid transfer apparatus. The at least one partition cooperates with the plate to at least partially direct fluid flow into the at least one fluid transfer apparatus.