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Device for controlling clearance in a gas turbine

US7641442B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 21, 2006
Grant dateJan 5, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01D25/24
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The turbine casing includes a circumferential wall coaxially surrounding a ring that surrounds the moving blades of the turbine. The casing includes a plurality of perforations delivering air for ventilating the outside face of the circumferential wall in uniform manner.

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