Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for active clearance control
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Application No.: US15447565Application Date: 2017-03-02
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Publication No.: US10393149B2Publication Date: 2019-08-27
- Inventor: Bhaskar Nanda Mondal , Kenneth Edward Seitzer , Monty Lee Shelton , Thomas Ory Moniz , Atanu Saha
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Priority: IN201641008506 20161103
- Main IPC: F04D29/58
- IPC: F04D29/58 ; F04D29/64 ; F02K3/06 ; F04D19/02 ; F01D11/24

Abstract:
The turbomachine includes a compressor, an inner annular casing, and an outer annular casing. The inner annular casing and the outer annular casing define at least one cavity therebetween. The clearance control system includes a manifold system including at least one conduit disposed within the cavities and configured to channel a flow of cooling fluid between the cavities. The clearance control system also includes an impingement system including a header and at least one plenum configured to channel the flow of cooling fluid to the inner annular casing. The conduits configured to channel the flow of cooling fluid to the impingement system. The clearance control system further includes a channel system including at least one channels configured to channel the flow of cooling fluid to the turbomachine. The channels are configured to control the flow of cooling fluid to the manifold system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170268535A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVE CLEARANCE CONTROL Public/Granted day:2017-09-21
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