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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2013
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Kevin Kiyoto Hirako, San Diego, CA (US);
Brian Alan Fox, San Marcos, CA (US);
Leslie John Faulder, San Diego, CA (US);
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An exhaust collector for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The exhaust collector includes a front panel, a rear panel, and a side panel. The side panel includes a circumferential portion, a first contoured portion, and a second contoured portion. The circumferential portion extends about the exhaust collector axis with a constant radius. The first contoured portion and the second contoured portion are each between the circumferential portion and the exhaust outlet and include a plurality of curved sections with alternating concavity. Each of the plurality of curved sections extends from the front panel to the rear panel.