Turbine and method for separating particulates from a fluid
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAdebukola Oluwaseun Benson, Gary Michael Itzel, Kevin Richard Kirtley
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the invention, a turbine airfoil includes a first cavity inside the turbine airfoil configured to receive a fluid and a second cavity inside the turbine airfoil. The turbine airfoil also includes a passage inside the turbine airfoil that provides fluid communication between the first and second cavities, wherein the passage includes a curved portion configured to separate particulates from the fluid as the fluid flows through the passage.
Claims20
A turbine airfoil comprising:
- a first cavity inside the turbine airfoil configured to receive a fluid;
- a second cavity inside the turbine airfoil;
- and
- a passage inside the turbine airfoil that provides fluid communication between the first and second cavities, wherein the passage includes a curved portion configured to separate particulates from the fluid as the fluid flows through the passage.
A method for separating particulates from a fluid flowing within a turbine component, the method comprising:
- receiving a fluid from a first cavity within the turbine component into a passage within the turbine component, wherein the passage causes the fluid to flow in a substantially curved path configured to separate particulates from the fluid as the fluid flows through the passage;
- and
- directing a clean fluid with a reduced amount of particulates from the passage to a second cavity within the turbine component.
A turbine, comprising:
- a compressor;
- a combustor;
- a turbine;
- and
- a component in the turbine, the component comprising a passage that provides fluid communication between first and second cavities in the turbine, wherein the passage includes a curved portion configured to separate particulates from the fluid as the fluid flows through the passage to provide a clean fluid with a reduced amount of particulates that is received by the second cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.