Temperature stratified turbine compressors
Patent 4133171 Issued on January 9, 1979. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 7, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 7, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3194015 3703807 3844113 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/774905 filed on 03/07/1977US Classes:60/39.182, Steam and combustion products60/39.52Exhaust gas recyclingExaminersPrimary: Casaregola, Louis J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesF02C 3/00 (20060101)F02C 1/00 (20060101) F02C 3/34 (20060101) AbstractA method and apparatus for improving the efficiency of a compressor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The inlet gas entering the compressor is stratified into two portions of different temperatures. The higher temperature gas is introduced adjacent the outer tips of the compressor blades to reduce the relative Mach number of the flow at that area. | |
