Combustor inner passage with forward bleed openings
Patent 5187931 Issued on February 23, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: 
February 23, 2010. 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.
February 23, 2010. 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 3742706 3777489 3910035 Fluid flow diffuser Diffusing means Turbine cooling air modulation apparatus Turbine cooling air modulation Patent #: 4807433 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 422165 filed on 10/16/1989US Classes:60/806, And cooling60/751Having diffuser for air inletExaminersPrimary: Bertsch, Richard A.Assistant: Thorpe, Timothy S. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassF02C 006/18AbstractAn apparatus for delivering high pressure cooling air to the turbine rotor blades of a turbo machine comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced, forward bleed openings formed in the combustor inner casing or inner wall of the combustor inner passage of the turbo machine which are effective to reduce separation of the air flow directed through the combustor inner passage and thus reduce turbulence and pressure losses therein. | |
