Gas turbine engine with rotor bore heating
US10094296B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas turbine engine has a compressor rotor with blades and a disk. A bore is defined radially inwardly of the disk. A combustor includes a burner nozzle. A tap taps air that has been combusted in the combustor section through a valve, and into the bore of the disk. A method is also disclosed.
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