Bleed flow extraction system for a gas turbine engine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsCharles Kammer Christopherson, Brandon Wayne Miller
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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsCharles Kammer Christopherson, Brandon Wayne Miller
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An air cycle machine for extracting bleed air from a gas turbine engine of an aircraft is provided. The air cycle machine extracts a stream of low pressure bleed air and a stream of high pressure bleed air from a compressor section of the gas turbine engine. The air cycle machine includes a compressor that receives the stream of low pressure bleed air and a turbine that receives the stream of high pressure bleed air. The stream of high pressure bleed air is expanded as it drives the turbine, and the stream of low pressure bleed air is compressed by the compressor. The resulting streams of bleed air are substantially the same pressure, such that they may be merged using a junction into a combined bleed air stream having a temperature and pressure suitable for use by a variety of aircraft accessory systems, such as an environmental control system. The air cycle machine may further power or be powered from an electrical storage device or generator on the fan.
A gas turbine engine assembly for an aircraft, the gas turbine engine assembly comprising:
An air cycle machine for extracting bleed air from a gas turbine engine of an aircraft, the gas turbine engine comprising a compressor section, the compressor section defining a low pressure bleed port for extracting a first stream of bleed air and a high pressure bleed port for extracting a second stream of bleed air, the air cycle machine comprising:
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