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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Dean Matthew Erickson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Hua Zhang, Greer, SC (US);
Jason Seale, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Dean Matthew Erickson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Hua Zhang, Greer, SC (US);
Jason Seale, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/16 (2006.01); F01D 25/14 (2006.01); F01D 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/24 (2013.01); F01D 25/14 (2013.01); Y02T 50/676 (2013.01); F05D 2260/201 (2013.01);
Abstract
A impingement cooling system for heavy duty turbines that includes a manifold affixed to a casing of the heavy-duty turbine, wherein the manifold includes a plurality of impingement holes in the surface of the manifold and a blower that provides air flow across the plurality of impingement holes of the manifold to cool the casing of the heavy-duty turbine to control the clearance between a tip of a turbine blade and a shroud of the heavy-duty turbine.