Invention Application
- Patent Title: POST-SHUTDOWN ENGINE HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEM
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Application No.: US17168663Application Date: 2021-02-05
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Publication No.: US20220252010A1Publication Date: 2022-08-11
- Inventor: Michael Robert Millhaem , Byron Andrew Pritchard, JR. , Michael Edward Eriksen
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Main IPC: F02C7/18
- IPC: F02C7/18 ; F02C7/28 ; F01D21/00 ; F01D9/02

Abstract:
Systems and methods for removing heat are provided. For example, a system comprises a support apparatus and a cooling apparatus, including a suction device for forcing air through a gas turbine engine, disposed on the support apparatus, which is moveable with respect to the engine to position the cooling apparatus in contact with an engine exhaust. A nozzle in operative communication with the suction device may force air through the engine. Further, the support apparatus may comprise a lift device, an angle adjustment mechanism, and a nozzle support element disposed on a longitudinal slide rail for adjusting a height, an angle, and a longitudinal position of the nozzle. A method of removing heat from a gas turbine engine after shutdown comprises positioning a cooling apparatus adjacent an exhaust; sealing the cooling apparatus to the exhaust; and operating a suction device of the cooling apparatus to move air through the engine.
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