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Gas turbine engine assemblies with recirculated hot gas ingestion

US8262342B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 10, 2008
Grant dateSep 11, 2012
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/60
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gas turbine engine assembly includes a housing including an annular duct wall that at least partially defines a mainstream hot gas flow path configured to receive mainstream hot gas flow. The assembly further includes a stator assembly including a stator vane that extends into the mainstream hot gas flow path and a turbine rotor assembly downstream of the stator assembly that includes a turbine disk and a turbine blade extending from the turbine disk into the mainstream hot gas flow path. The stator assembly and turbine assembly define a turbine disk cavity, and the turbine disk cavity includes a recirculation cavity configured to recirculate gas ingested from the mainstream hot gas flow path back into the mainstream hot gas flow path.

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