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Turbine exhaust plenum

US8757969B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Rohit Pruthi · Savanuru, IN
Deepesh Dinesh Nanda · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 15, 2010
Grant date	Jun 24, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 21, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF05D2250/70
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with one embodiment, a system includes a turbine engine including an axial-radial diffuser section disposed about a first longitudinal axis downstream in an exhaust flow path from a turbine section. The system also includes an exhaust plenum including a first plenum portion disposed about the axial-radial diffuser section, wherein the first plenum portion includes a curved wall portion that diverges away from a circumference of the axial-radial diffuser section. The exhaust plenum also includes a second plenum portion extending away from the first plenum portion downstream along a second longitudinal axis of the exhaust plenum approximately crosswise to the first longitudinal axis.

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