Ducted engine compressor bleed valve architecture

A method of discharging air from a core of a gas turbine engine, the method comprising:

• diverting a flow of bleed air into a bleed port fluidly attached to the core of the engine, wherein the bleed port extends into a compartment formed by a compressor case and a fan panel of the gas turbine engine;
• flowing the bleed air through the bleed port;
• passing the bleed air across a bleed valve, wherein the bleed valve is configured to occupy one of an open or a closed position;
• transporting the bleed air through a duct, wherein the duct extends between the bleed valve and the fan panel of the gas turbine engine, wherein the duct is fluidly connected to the bleed port and to an opening in the fan panel;
• and
• passing the bleed air from the duct, through the opening in the fan panel, and into a bypass flow of fluid disposed radially outward from the fan panel.

An air bleed system for a gas turbine engine, comprising:

• a compressor case extending circumferentially around a core of the gas turbine engine;
• a fan panel disposed radially outward from the compressor case, the fan panel with an opening and a louver, wherein the louver is configured to direct a fluid out of the opening;
• a compartment disposed radially between the compressor case and the fan panel;
• a bleed port extending from the compressor case and into the compartment;
• a bleed valve disposed on a radially outward end of the bleed port, wherein the bleed valve is configured to selectively occupy an open or a closed position so as to regulate flow of a fluid from the engine core to the compartment;
• a duct extending between the bleed valve and the fan panel, wherein the duct is fluidly connected to the bleed port and to the opening of the fan panel, wherein the duct is configured to transport the fluid from the engine core to the fan panel and through the opening of the fan panel;
• a support ring, wherein the support ring connects the duct to the bleed valve;
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• an electronic control element disposed in the compartment and attached to the compressor case.