Combustor diffuser
Patent 4796429 Issued on January 10, 1989. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 10, 2006. 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.
January 10, 2006. 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 2556161 2807316 2988886 3736746 3777489 3811278 3853273 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/742289 filed on 11/15/1976US Classes:60/751, Having diffuser for air inlet60/784For nominal other than power plant output featureExaminersPrimary: Walsh, Donald P.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesF02C 6/00 (20060101)F23R 3/04 (20060101) F02C 6/08 (20060101) AbstractA combustor diffuser assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a prediffuser for receiving compressed air from a gasifier impeller of a gas turbine engine and for directing it into the inlet of a vortex controlled downstream diffuser and wherein the prediffuser and vortex controlled diffuser are spaced to form gaps for air bleed to form vortices to minimize bleed and main diffuser flow pressure drop and to minimize distortion in compressed air flow to plural passages leading to primary and secondary air openings in the inner and outer walls of an annular combustor assembly for the gas turbine engine.Other References
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