Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vane type silencers in elbow for gas turbine
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Application No.: US12684161Application Date: 2010-01-08
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Publication No.: US08087491B2Publication Date: 2012-01-03
- Inventor: Laxmikant Merchant , Dinesh Setty Venugopal , Rajesh Saraswathi Prabhakaran
- Applicant: Laxmikant Merchant , Dinesh Setty Venugopal , Rajesh Saraswathi Prabhakaran
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Main IPC: F01N1/08
- IPC: F01N1/08 ; F02K1/00 ; F03D11/00 ; E04F17/04 ; B64F1/26

Abstract:
A silencer for a gas turbine includes a first duct portion; a second duct portion connected to the first duct portion, the first and second duct portions forming an elbow region at the connection; and a plurality of elbow shaped vanes provided in the elbow region. The plurality of elbow shaped vanes have equal lengths and are spaced equally apart.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110168482A1 VANE TYPE SILENCERS IN ELBOW FOR GAS TURBINE Public/Granted day:2011-07-14
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