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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Thangaraj Subbareddyar, Bangalore, IN;
Mayur Abhay Keny, Bangalore, IN;
Mahendhra Muthuramalingam, Bangalore, IN;
Inventors:
Thangaraj Subbareddyar, Bangalore, IN;
Mayur Abhay Keny, Bangalore, IN;
Mahendhra Muthuramalingam, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/18 (2006.01); F01D 25/12 (2006.01); F01D 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/18 (2013.01); F01D 25/12 (2013.01); F01D 5/081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cooling gas flow control device for a turbine rotor that is internally located between the compressor and the turbine section of a turbine is disclosed. The cooling gas flow control device has a shape memory material that is used to actively adjust the cooling gas flow to internal parts of the turbine section between, including the buckets.