Coverplate deflectors for redirecting a fluid flow
US7189055B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2250/71
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A deflector arrangement is provided for improving turbine efficiency by imparting added tangential velocity to a leakage flow entering the working fluid flowpath of a gas turbine engine.
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