公开(公告)号：US11918943B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17993082

申请日：2022-11-23

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Timothy Deryck Stone ,  Gregory Michael Laskowski ,  Robert Proctor ,  Curtis Stover ,  Robert Francis Manning ,  Victor Hugo Silva Correia ,  Jared Peter Buhler ,  Robert Carl Murray ,  Corey Bourassa ,  Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr. ,  Jonathan Russell Ratzlaff

IPC: B01D45/16 ,  B04C3/00 ,  B04C3/06 ,  F01D5/18 ,  F01D9/06 ,  F02C6/08 ,  F02C7/052 ,  F02C7/18 ,  F02K3/04

CPC classification number: B01D45/16 ,  B04C3/06 ,  F01D5/189 ,  F01D9/065 ,  F02C6/08 ,  F02C7/052 ,  F02C7/18 ,  B04C2003/003 ,  B04C2003/006 ,  F02K3/04 ,  F05D2260/607 ,  Y02T50/60

Abstract: A turbine engine having a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section, and a rotatable drive shaft that couples a portion of the turbine section and a portion of the compressor section. A bypass conduit couples the compressor section to the turbine section while bypassing at least the combustion section. At least one particle separator is located in the turbine engine having a separator inlet that receives a bypass stream, a separator outlet that receives a reduced-particle stream flows, and a particle outlet that receives a concentrated-particle stream comprising separated particles. A conduit, fluidly coupled to the particle outlet, extends through an interior of at least one stationary vane.

公开(公告)号：US11541340B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US17325650

申请日：2021-05-20

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Timothy Deryck Stone ,  Gregory Michael Laskowski ,  Robert Proctor ,  Curtis Stover ,  Robert Francis Manning ,  Victor Hugo Silva Correia ,  Jared Peter Buhler ,  Robert Carl Murray ,  Corey Bourassa ,  Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr. ,  Jonathan Russell Ratzlaff

IPC: B01D45/16 ,  F02C7/18 ,  B04C3/06 ,  B04C3/00 ,  F02C6/08 ,  F01D5/18 ,  F01D9/06 ,  F02C7/052 ,  F02K3/04

Abstract: A turbine engine having an inducer assembly. The inducer assembly includes a centrifugal separator fluidly coupled to an inducer with an inducer inlet and an inducer outlet. The centrifugal separator includes a body, an angular velocity increaser to form a concentrated-particle stream and a reduced-particle stream, a flow splitter, and an exit conduit fluidly coupled to the body to receive the reduced-particle stream and define a separator outlet.

公开(公告)号：US11492972B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US16730570

申请日：2019-12-30

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Craig Alan Gonyou ,  Robert Proctor ,  Christopher Michael Thompson ,  Scott Alan Schimmels ,  Steven Douglas Johnson

IPC: F02C7/00 ,  F02C7/18

Abstract: An annular fluid flow control or metering device comprises: first and second annular plates disposed in an annular flow path, the first annular plate and second annular plates being made of different first and second materials, the first annular plate having a lower first coefficient of thermal expansion than a second coefficient of thermal expansion of the second annular plate, the first annular plate abutting or in contact with the second annular plate, the first annular plate including at least one first metering aperture, and the second annular plate being more thermally responsive than the first annular plate wherein the second annular plate being configured to radially grow and shrink to at least partly obstruct the at least one first metering aperture for metering or controlling a flow of fluid through the at least one first metering aperture.

公开(公告)号：US20210062666A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US16550363

申请日：2019-08-26

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Kevin Robert Feldmann ,  Robert Proctor ,  David Scott Stapleton ,  Robert Charles Groves, II

IPC: F01D11/00 ,  F01D9/02

Abstract: An assembly for a turbine engine comprising a plurality of circumferentially arranged segments having first and second confronting end faces. The first and second confronting end faces include a multi-channel spline seal assembly. The multi-channel spline seal assembly includes at least a first and second channel wherein confronting first or second channels can receive at least one spline seal.

公开(公告)号：US20200088037A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16675918

申请日：2019-11-06

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： Arnab Sen ,  Jeffrey Douglas Rambo ,  Rajesh Kumar ,  Bhaskar Nanda Mondal ,  Alan Roy Stuart ,  Robert Proctor ,  Christopher Charles Glynn

IPC: F01D5/08 ,  F01D25/14 ,  F02C7/12 ,  F01D11/00 ,  F01D1/26 ,  F01D1/24 ,  F02K3/072 ,  F02C7/18

Abstract: An apparatus for a turbine engine comprising an outer casing, an engine core provided within outer casing and having a at least one set of blades, and through which gasses flow in a forward to aft direction, an outer drum located within the outer casing to define an annular cavity. A set of seals extending between the first surface and the second surface to define at least one cooled cavity within the annular cavity.

公开(公告)号：US10451084B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-22

申请号：US14941995

申请日：2015-11-16

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Sesha Subramanian ,  Monty Lee Shelton ,  Robert Proctor ,  Mohamed Musthafa Thoppil ,  Venkateswararao Gurram ,  Josiah Warren Joiner ,  Wojciech Sak

IPC: F01D11/04 ,  F04D29/58 ,  F01D5/18 ,  F01D9/04 ,  F01D11/00 ,  F04D29/54 ,  F04D29/08 ,  F04D29/32

Abstract: An apparatus and method of cooling a hot portion of a gas turbine engine, such as a multi-stage compressor of a gas turbine engine, by reducing an operating air temperature in a space between a seal and a blade post of adjacent stages by routing cooling air through an inlet in the vane, passing the routed cooling air through the vane, and emitting the routed cooling air into the space.

公开(公告)号：US20180274379A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15466078

申请日：2017-03-22

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Sivaprakaash Karuppanchetty ,  Suresh Nukala Kumar ,  Robert Proctor

IPC: F01D9/06 ,  F01D25/18 ,  F02C7/06

Abstract: A scavenge tube for conveying oil within an engine. The scavenge tube includes an outer tube and an inner tube. The outer tube defines a first surface and the inner tube defines a second surface. The inner tube is configured to be fluidly connected to a source for oil. A space that is defined between the outer tube and the inner tube such that the first surface opposes the second surface. A plurality of bumps is positioned within the space such that each bump extends from one of the first surface and the second surface and extends toward the opposing surface.

公开(公告)号：US20170191484A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US14984473

申请日：2015-12-30

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Kevin Samuel Klasing ,  Robert Proctor ,  Jonathan Russell Ratzlaff ,  Thomas Matthew Doerflein

IPC: F04D27/00 ,  F04D29/54 ,  F04D29/52 ,  F04D29/32

CPC classification number: F04D27/009 ,  F01D9/06 ,  F01D17/105 ,  F02C6/08 ,  F02C9/18 ,  F04D27/0215 ,  F04D27/023 ,  F04D29/321 ,  F04D29/522 ,  F04D29/542 ,  F04D29/545 ,  F04D29/547 ,  F05D2220/32 ,  F05D2230/60

Abstract: A compressor for a gas turbine engine includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes first and second stator vanes attached to first and second vane platforms, respectively. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor blades that rotate with respect to the stator. An inner stator casing supports the first and second vane platforms and encloses the stator and the rotor. An outer stator casing encloses the inner stator casing, and a bleed cavity is disposed therebetween. At least one diffuser is disposed between the first vane platform and the second vane platform, and is configured to allow air communication between the inner stator casing and the bleed cavity. An exit opening of the diffuser is disposed within the bleed cavity at a location separate from the inner stator casing and the outer stator casing.

公开(公告)号：US20230271714A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-31

申请号：US18311985

申请日：2023-05-04

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Scott Alan Schimmels ,  Jeffrey Douglas Rambo ,  Thomas Kupiszewski ,  Paul Alexander Intemann ,  Robert Proctor

IPC: B64D33/12 ,  B64C1/34

CPC classification number: B64D33/12 ,  B64C1/34

Abstract: A vehicle is provided including a structure including a skin defining an outside surface exposed to ambient cooling flow and an inside surface. The structure includes a first structural member extending from the inside surface of the skin and a second structural member extending from the inside surface of the skin; and a thermal management system including a heat exchanger assembly positioned adjacent to, and in thermal communication with, the inside surface of the skin, the heat exchanger assembly positioned at least partially between the first and second structural members of the structure.

公开(公告)号：US11280198B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US16675918

申请日：2019-11-06

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： Arnab Sen ,  Jeffrey Douglas Rambo ,  Rajesh Kumar ,  Bhaskar Nanda Mondal ,  Alan Roy Stuart ,  Robert Proctor ,  Christopher Charles Glynn

IPC: F01D5/24 ,  F01D5/08 ,  F01D1/24 ,  F02K3/072 ,  F01D11/00 ,  F02C7/18 ,  F01D25/14 ,  F02C7/12 ,  F01D1/26

Abstract: An apparatus for a turbine engine comprising an outer casing, an engine core provided within outer casing and having a at least one set of blades, and through which gasses flow in a forward to aft direction, an outer drum located within the outer casing to define an annular cavity. A set of seals extending between the first surface and the second surface to define at least one cooled cavity within the annular cavity.