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US 9,752,585 B2Granted
Gas turbine engine architecture with intercooled twin centrifugal compressor
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorDaniel B. Kupratis
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Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes an intercooled twin centrifugal compressor. A pipe diffuser extends from the intercooled twin centrifugal compressor into an airflow path.
Claims20
A gas turbine engine comprising:
- an intercooled twin centrifugal compressor;
- and
- a pipe diffuser that extends from said intercooled twin centrifugal compressor into an airflow path,
- wherein said pipe diffuser extends around a Common Inlet Plenum in communication with said intercooled twin centrifugal compressor.
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A method of operating a gas turbine engine comprising:
- extending a pipe diffuser from an intercooled twin centrifugal compressor into an airflow path;
- and
- mixing half of a core airflow from the intercooled twin centrifugal compressor with a cooled half of the core airflow from the intercooled twin centrifugal compressor.
A gas turbine engine comprising:
- an intercooled twin centrifugal compressor;
- and
- a pipe diffuser that extends from said intercooled twin centrifugal compressor into an airflow path,
- wherein said pipe diffuser foul's a screen around a Common Inlet Plenum in communication with said intercooled twin centrifugal compressor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.