TOBI
US4822244A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1987 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01D5/3015
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The performance of a TOBI for a gas turbine engine is improved by providing bypass apertures in the housing of said TOBI for directing a stream of air into the seal sealing the TOBI compartment and bypassing the nozzles of the TOBI to reduce the size of the plume of the TOBI cooling air.
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