The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
May. 12, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Alston Ilford Scipio, Atlanta, GA (US);
Julio Enrique Mestroni, Marietta, GA (US);
Dale J. Davis, Greenville, SC (US);
Sanji Ekanayake, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/18 (2006.01); F02C 3/13 (2006.01); F02C 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/18 (2013.01); F02C 3/13 (2013.01); F02C 7/12 (2013.01); F05D 2270/061 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application provides a gas turbine engine for low turndown operations. The gas turbine engine may include a compressor with a compressor bleed air flow, a turbine, and a compressor bleed air flow manifold. The compressor bleed air manifold directs a variable portion of the compressor bleed air flow to the turbine.