Intake duct
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsAlec Groom, John Hacker, Jonathan Wilson, Gareth Jones
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Abstract
An intake duct for a compressor comprises an inlet and an outlet means. The duct has a serpentine path. The outlet means comprises a first outlet and a second outlet. The duct further comprises at least one grille member configured to prevent the passage of objects over a predetermined size which is positioned in the duct out of the line of sight when viewed through the inlet. The duct is shaped such that in operation objects passing through the at least one grille member greater than a predetermined mass are directed towards the first outlet and the remainder of the objects are directed towards the second outlet. The first outlet leads overboard and/or to a trap and the second outlet leads to a compressor.
Claims18
An intake duct for a compressor comprises an inlet and an outlet means and there between a serpentine path, the outlet means having a first outlet and a second outlet
- wherein said duct further comprises at least one grille member configured to prevent the passage of objects over a predetermined size and said at least one grille member is positioned in the duct out of the line of sight when viewed through the inlet, and
- the duct is shaped such that in operation objects passing through the at least one grille member greater than a predetermined mass are directed towards the first outlet and the remainder of the objects are directed towards the second outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.