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US 10,378,374 B2Granted
Active clearance control for gas turbine engine
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsGabriel L. Suciu, Jesse M. Chandler, Nathan Snape
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Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes a fluid intake. A turbine section includes a turbine case. A firewall is located upstream of the turbine section. A conduit is configured to direct a fluid from the fluid intake to the turbine case. A valve is located on a first side of the firewall opposite from the turbine section and is configured to regulate a flow of the fluid through the conduit.
Claims20
A gas turbine engine comprising:
- a fluid intake;
- a turbine section including a turbine case;
- a firewall located upstream of the turbine section;
- a conduit configured to direct a fluid from the fluid intake to the turbine case;
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- a valve located on a first side of the firewall opposite from the turbine section and configured to regulate a flow of the fluid through the conduit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.