Apparatus and method for water and ice flow management in a gas turbine engine
US9982689B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/602
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A compressor of a gas turbine engine includes at least one rotor, and at least one stator, wherein the at least one stator includes a water channel wall located on a surface of the stator, wherein the water channel wall is configured to direct water away from a center line of the turbine engine and is located an offset distance from an outside wall of the compressor, wherein the offset distance is zero percent to twenty percent of the span of the stator.
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