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Title: Gas turbine engines with particle traps

Abstract

A gas turbine engine (10) incorporates a particle trap (46) that forms an entrapment region (73) in a plenum (24) which extends from within the combustor (18) to the inlet (32) of a radial-inflow turbine (52, 54). The engine (10) is thereby adapted to entrap particles that originate downstream from the compressor (14) and are otherwise propelled by combustion gas (22) into the turbine (52, 54). Carbonaceous particles that are dislodged from the inner wall (50) of the combustor (18) are incinerated within the entrapment region (73) during operation of the engine (10).

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [2]
  1. Tempe, AZ
  2. Phoenix, AZ
  3. Scottsdale, AZ
Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
868482
Patent Number(s):
5152134
Assignee:
Allied Signal Inc. (Morris, NJ)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
DOE Contract Number:  
DEN 3-335
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
gas; turbine; engines; particle; traps; engine; 10; incorporates; trap; 46; forms; entrapment; region; 73; plenum; 24; extends; combustor; 18; inlet; 32; radial-inflow; 52; 54; adapted; entrap; particles; originate; downstream; compressor; 14; otherwise; propelled; combustion; 22; carbonaceous; dislodged; inner; wall; 50; incinerated; operation; carbonaceous particles; particle traps; particle trap; inner wall; turbine engine; gas turbine; combustion gas; turbine engines; flow turbine; trap particles; /60/

Citation Formats

Boyd, Gary L, Sumner, D Warren, Sheoran, Yogendra, and Judd, Z Daniel. Gas turbine engines with particle traps. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Boyd, Gary L, Sumner, D Warren, Sheoran, Yogendra, & Judd, Z Daniel. Gas turbine engines with particle traps. United States.
Boyd, Gary L, Sumner, D Warren, Sheoran, Yogendra, and Judd, Z Daniel. Wed . "Gas turbine engines with particle traps". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868482.
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abstractNote = {A gas turbine engine (10) incorporates a particle trap (46) that forms an entrapment region (73) in a plenum (24) which extends from within the combustor (18) to the inlet (32) of a radial-inflow turbine (52, 54). The engine (10) is thereby adapted to entrap particles that originate downstream from the compressor (14) and are otherwise propelled by combustion gas (22) into the turbine (52, 54). Carbonaceous particles that are dislodged from the inner wall (50) of the combustor (18) are incinerated within the entrapment region (73) during operation of the engine (10).},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
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