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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Charles C. Wu, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Kevin N. Mccusker, West Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Charles C. Wu, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Kevin N. McCusker, West Hartford, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F01D 5/08 (2006.01); F01D 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/187 (2013.01); F01D 5/082 (2013.01); F01D 5/3007 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an embodiment disclosed herein, an apparatus for cooling a rotating part having cooling channels therein, the rotating part attaching to a disk rotating about an axis, the disk having a conduit for feeding a cooling fluid to the cooling channel is described. The apparatus has a first impeller rotating with the disk and in register with the conduit and an outer periphery of the disk, the impeller directing the cooling flow to the conduit.