Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engines
US7344354B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4932
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of assembling a gas turbine engine that includes providing a rotor assembly including a rotor shaft, an air duct, and a rotor disk that includes a mounting arm, wherein the mounting arm extends radially inward from the rotor disk towards the rotor shaft and coupling a rotor impeller assembly to the mounting arm, wherein the rotor impeller assembly includes a carrier and a plurality of bleed tubes that each extend outwardly from the carrier and are configured to receive bleed air.
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