Cooling sleeve
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorPrashant Shukla
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Abstract
A cooling sleeve includes a first end that extends to a second end, and at least one coolant inlet member. The cooling sleeve also includes a second sleeve portion. The second sleeve portion includes a first end section that extends to a second end section, and a coolant outlet member. The first and second ends of the first sleeve portion are operatively connected to corresponding ones of the first and second end sections of the second sleeve portion to form a continuous cooling zone. The coolant passing into the inlet member circulates through the cooling zone to create a localized temperature reduction.
Claims20
A cooling sleeve comprising:
- a first sleeve portion including a first end that extends to a second end, and at least one coolant inlet member;
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- a second sleeve portion including a first end section that extends to a second end section, and at least one outlet member, the first and second ends of the first sleeve portion being operatively connected to corresponding ones of the first and second end sections of the second sleeve portion to form a cooling zone, wherein coolant passing into the inlet member circulates through the cooling zone to create a localized temperature reduction.
A method of cooling a component during an in situ heat intensive process, the method comprising:
- positioning a first cooling sleeve portion about a portion of the component, the first cooling sleeve portion having a coolant inlet member;
- positioning a second cooling sleeve portion about another portion of the component, the second cooling sleeve portion including a coolant outlet member;
- connecting the first cooling sleeve portion to the second cooling sleeve portion to form a cooling sleeve extending about the portion of the component;
- circulating a flow of coolant into the coolant inlet member, about the component through a cooling zone defined by the cooling sleeve, and discharged from the cooling sleeve through an outlet member;
- lowering a temperature of the component at the cooling zone;
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- initiating a high temperature repair process on the component adjacent the cooling sleeve.
A generator rotor comprising:
- a plurality of winding sections;
- a bearing land positioned adjacent one of the plurality of winding sections;
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- a cooling sleeve arranged about the one of the plurality of winding sections adjacent the bearing land, the cooling sleeve including:
- a first sleeve portion including a first end that extend to a second end, and at least one inlet member;
- and
- a second sleeve portion including a first end section that extends to a second end section, and at least one outlet member, the first and second ends of the first sleeve portion being operatively connected to corresponding ones of the first and second end sections of the second sleeve portion to form a continuous cooling zone, wherein coolant passing into the inlet member circulates through the cooling zone to create a localized temperature reduction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.