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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yong Weon Kim, San Diego, CA (US);
Kidon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/02 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/02 (2013.01); F01D 11/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbine stage for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The turbine stage includes a turbine disk and a turbine diaphragm, forming a cavity there between. The turbine stage also includes an exit flow discourager comprised of at least two teeth. The teeth may be located radially apart from each other, each tooth including a length extending in the axial direction and a width extending in the radial direction. A channel is formed between the teeth and an axially adjacent surface. A recirculation region may be formed in between each pair of teeth.