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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
May. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Derrick Walter Simons, Greer, SC (US);
Jeffrey Scott Lebegue, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Krishna Kumar Venkataraman, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Derrick Walter Simons, Greer, SC (US);
Jeffrey Scott Lebegue, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Krishna Kumar Venkataraman, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of assembling a turbine engine includes defining a first chamber and defining a second chamber. The method also includes forming at least one venturi device oriented with a predetermined venturi step angle greater than approximately 48°. The method further includes coupling the first chamber in flow communication with the second chamber via the venturi device therebetween.