Invention Application
- Patent Title: HEATING SYSTEMS FOR EXTERNAL SURFACE OF ROTOR IN-SITU IN TURBOMACHINE
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Application No.: US14877991Application Date: 2015-10-08
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Publication No.: US20170101898A1Publication Date: 2017-04-13
- Inventor: Kristopher John Frutschy , Edward Leo Kudlacik , Carey Lorne Sykes , David Ernest Welch
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Main IPC: F01K3/18
- IPC: F01K3/18 ; F01K3/26

Abstract:
Heating systems for a rotor in-situ in a turbomachine are provided. In contrast to conventional systems that merely heat from an external turbine casing, embodiments of the disclosure heat the rotor. In one embodiment, a heating system includes a heating element to heat a portion of an exterior surface of the rotor. In another embodiment, the heating system may include a heating element(s) at least partially positioned within the rotor, and the rotor including the heating system. Each embodiment may include a controller to control operation of the heating element(s).
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