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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Daniel Hynum, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Andrew P. Giametta, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Hynum, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Andrew P. Giametta, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/08 (2006.01); F01D 25/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/081 (2013.01); F01D 5/085 (2013.01); F01D 25/32 (2013.01); F05D 2250/73 (2013.01); F05D 2260/607 (2013.01); Y02T 50/676 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotating machine and associated method is disclosed that includes one or more cooling channels for providing a cooling fluid to a component. The cooling channels pass through a rotating component. The rotating machine further includes one or more particle separation slots in the rotating component in fluid communication with the one or more channels for removing particulate contamination.