Turbine engine with clearance control system
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsArnab Sen, Abhiram Kukunuri, Rajesh Kumar, Sunil Manohar Gavaskar
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for a clearance control system for a turbine engine comprising an annular casing having an exterior wall, a distribution manifold having at least one portion extending at least partially, circumferentially about the exterior wall, and at least one flow conduit for cooling or heating at least a portion of the annular casing.
Claims25
A turbine engine comprising:
- an annular casing having an exterior wall;
- a distribution manifold having at least one portion extending at least partially, circumferentially about the exterior wall;
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- at least one flow conduit extending at least partially, circumferentially about the exterior wall;
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- at least one connecting conduit fluidly connecting the distribution manifold to the flow conduit.
A clearance control system for a turbine engine, the clearance control system comprising:
- an annular casing having an exterior wall;
- a distribution manifold having at least one portion extending at least partially, circumferentially about the exterior wall;
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- at least one flow conduit extending at least partially, circumferentially about the exterior wall;
- at least one connecting conduit fluidly connecting the distribution manifold to the flow conduit.
A method of distributing fluid within an annular casing for a turbine engine, the method comprising:
- flowing the fluid through a distribution manifold at least partially circumscribing the annular casing;
- passing the fluid from the distribution manifold to a flow conduit within an exterior wall of the annular casing;
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- at least partially circumscribing the fluid about the annular casing to exchange heat between the annular casing and the fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.