Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Diffuser bleed assembly
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Application No.: US17191566Application Date: 2021-03-03
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Publication No.: US11486262B2Publication Date: 2022-11-01
- Inventor: Andrew Wickersham , Michael A. Benjamin , Steven C. Vise
- 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: Venable LLP
- Agent Elizabeth C. G. Gitlin; Michele V. Frank
- Main IPC: F01D9/02
- IPC: F01D9/02 ; F02C6/08

Abstract:
An engine may include an integrated diffuser-bleed baffle assembly, a diffuser, and a bleed port. The integrated diffuser-bleed baffle assembly fluidly coupled between the diffuser and the bleed port. The integrated diffuser-bleed baffle assembly is configured to flow a boundary layer flow from the diffuser to the bleed port. A baffle hole may be included in the integrated diffuser-bleed baffle assembly such that the assembly may function to dampen acoustic instabilities in the engine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220282627A1 DIFFUSER BLEED ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2022-09-08
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