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US 2016/0108816 A1Published application
Media Pads with Mist Elimination Features
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJianmin Zhang, Bradly Aaron Kippel
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Abstract
The present application provides a media pad for cooling an inlet air flow to a compressor of a gas turbine engine. The media pad may include a first media sheet with a chevron corrugated surface having a first mist eliminator and a second media sheet with a wavy corrugated surface having a second mist eliminator.
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A media pad for cooling an inlet air flow to a compressor of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a first media sheet;
- the first media sheet comprising a chevron corrugated surface with a first mist eliminator;
- and
- a second media sheet;
- the second media sheet comprising a wavy corrugated surface with a second mist eliminator.
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A method of cooling an inlet air flow for a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- positioning a media pad with a first corrugated surface, a second corrugated surface, and an integral mist eliminator about an inlet of the gas turbine engine;
- flowing water from a top to a bottom of the media pad through the first corrugated surface and the second corrugated surface;
- exchanging heat between the inlet air flow and the flow of water;
- capturing any mist from the flow of water in the integral mist eliminator;
- and
- flowing the captured mist back to the first corrugated surface and the second corrugated surface.
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A media pad for cooling an inlet air flow to a compressor of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a first media sheet;
- the first media sheet comprising a plurality of chevron channels leading to first mist eliminator;
- and
- a second media sheet;
- the second media sheet comprising a plurality of wavy channels leading to a second mist eliminator;
- wherein the first mist eliminator and the second mist eliminator form an integral mist eliminator.
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