Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Anti-ice splitter nose
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Application No.: US14889752Application Date: 2013-05-07
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Publication No.: US09777632B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Randall Maurice Prather , Neil Fraser Cunningham , Junhaur Jih , Erich Alois Krammer , Sesha Subramanian
- 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: General Electric Company
- Agent William Scott Andes
- International Application: PCT/US2013/039903 WO 20130507
- International Announcement: WO2014/182289 WO 20141113
- Main IPC: F01D25/02
- IPC: F01D25/02 ; F02C7/047

Abstract:
Splitter apparatus for gas turbine engines are disclosed. An example splitter apparatus may include a splitter including an annular outer wall substantially defining a convex leading edge; an annular splitter support positioned radially within the outer and including a forward end disposed substantially against a splitter inner; and an annular first bulkhead spanning between the outer wall and the splitter support. The outer wall, the splitter support, and the first bulkhead may define a generally annular splitter plenum. The forward end of the splitter support may include spaced apart, radially oriented metering slots. The outer wall may include an inner portion disposed radially inward from the splitter inner surface extending aft and including spaced-apart exit slots. The splitter plenum, the metering slots, and the exit slots may conduct airflow from the plenum, through the metering slots against the splitter inner surface, and through the exit slots.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160097323A1 ANTI-ICE SPLITTER NOSE Public/Granted day:2016-04-07
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