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US 2018/0229167 A1Published application
Particle separator assembly for a turbine engine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorJeffrey Douglas Rambo
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a turbine engine having a compressor section, combustion section, and a turbine section in an axial flow arrangement with a cooling circuit in fluid communication with at least one of the compressor section, combustion section, or turbine section. The method and apparatus further including separating particles from a cooling air that flows through the cooling circuit.
Claims24
A turbine engine comprising:
- an engine core having a compressor section, combustion section, and a turbine section in an axial flow arrangement;
- a cooling air circuit in fluid communication with at least one of the compressor section, combustion section, or turbine section;
- a particle separator fluidly coupled to the cooling air circuit and defining an airflow passage through which passes at least some cooling air from the cooling air circuit;
- and
- a heat exchanger having at least one fluid channel integral with the particle separator.
2 more elements
A particle separator assembly comprising:
- a particle separator and heat exchanger forming a monolithic structure, with the particle separator having a housing defining an airflow passage and the heat exchanger having a fluid channel formed in at least part of the housing.
A method of separating particles from an airflow with a particle separator defining an airflow passage, the method comprising:
- flowing air through the airflow passage;
- and
- drawing particles out of the airflow by changing a temperature of a portion of the airflow to form a temperature gradient in the airflow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.