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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2014
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Cody A. Nilsson, Jupiter, FL (US);
Robert B. Fowler, Jupiter, FL (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/25 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); A62C 3/08 (2006.01); F02C 6/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/25 (2013.01); A62C 3/08 (2013.01); B64D 2045/009 (2013.01); F02C 6/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bifurcation assembly for a gas turbine engine is disclosed and includes a housing defining an inner cavity. A first partition and a second partition extend across the inner cavity and define a buffer area therebetween. Openings through the first and second partitions define passageway for supply conduits. A control device governs the flow of a purge gas into the buffer area for blocking the spread of fire. The purge gas provides a barrier to the spread of fire and heat through the bifurcation assembly.