Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Passive cooling system for a turbomachine
- Patent Title (中): 涡轮机的被动冷却系统
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Application No.: US13022039Application Date: 2011-02-07
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Publication No.: US08444372B2Publication Date: 2013-05-21
- Inventor: Rajnikumar Nandalal Suthar , Sanjeev Kumar Jain , Joshy John
- Applicant: Rajnikumar Nandalal Suthar , Sanjeev Kumar Jain , Joshy John
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: F04D21/00
- IPC: F04D21/00

Abstract:
A turbomachine includes a housing having an outer surface and an inner surface that defines an interior portion. The housing includes a fluid plenum. A rotating member is arranged within the housing. The rotating member includes at least one bucket having a base portion and a tip portion. A stationary member is mounted to the inner surface of the housing adjacent the tip portion of the at least one bucket. At least one fluid passage passes through at least a portion of the stationary member. The at least one fluid passage includes a fluid inlet fluidly coupled to the fluid plenum and a fluid outlet exposed to the interior portion. The fluid outlet being configured and disposed to direct a flow of fluid toward the tip portion of the at least one bucket.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120201650A1 PASSIVE COOLING SYSTEM FOR A TURBOMACHINE Public/Granted day:2012-08-09
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