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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Scott Jacob Huth, Greenville, SC (US);
Michael James Fedor, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/08 (2006.01); F01D 17/14 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 17/14 (2013.01); F01D 5/082 (2013.01); F01D 11/001 (2013.01); Y02T 50/673 (2013.01); Y02T 50/676 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present application include a gas turbine assembly. The gas turbine assembly may include a solid wheel, a turbine aft shaft, and an aft joint connecting the solid wheel to the turbine aft shaft. The turbine assembly also may include a cover plate positioned between the solid wheel and the turbine aft shaft. The cover plate may be configured to direct a flow of compressor extraction fluid inboard through the aft joint and out the turbine aft shaft.