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US 2013/0094958 A1Published application
System and method for controlling flow through a rotor
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsHari Krishna Meka, Narendra Are
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention is a system for controlling flow through a rotor. The system includes an inlet port in the rotor and an outlet port in the rotor. The outlet port is in fluid communication with the inlet port. A fixed orifice is disposed in at least one of the inlet or outlet ports. A variable orifice is disposed in at least one of the inlet or outlet ports in a separate location from the fixed orifice.
Claims19
A system for controlling flow through a rotor comprising:
- a. an inlet port in the rotor;
- b. an outlet port in the rotor, wherein the outlet port is in fluid communication with the inlet port;
- c. a fixed orifice disposed in at least one of the inlet or outlet ports;
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- d. a variable orifice disposed in at least one of the inlet or outlet ports at separate location from the fixed orifice.
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A system for warming a rotor comprising:
- a. a fluid passage through the rotor;
- b. a first valve disposed in the fluid passage to control the flow of a fluid through the fluid passage;
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- c. a second valve disposed in a different location of the fluid passage from the first valve to control the flow of a fluid through the fluid passage.
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A method for controlling flow through a rotor comprising:
- a. diverting a process fluid;
- b. flowing the diverted process fluid through a fluid passage in the rotor, the fluid passage including a first orifice and a second orifice that is separate from the first orifice;
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- c. reducing the flow of the diverted process fluid through the fluid passage in the rotor by using the first orifice, second orifice, or combinations thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.